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Sep 16, 2001 01:07 PM

tar removal

by jimminy

Any suggestions for tar removal on a severly burned patient, without doing further damage?

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No. 1
from missallie
Old Oct 11, 2001, 07:09 PM

Default tar
Polysporin applied liberally works well
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No. 2
from nilepoc
Old Oct 12, 2001, 04:11 AM
Updated Oct 12, 2001 at 04:14 AM by nilepoc

There is a thread on this very topic in the Emergency nursing forum.

We use Mayo here, its cheap and works like a charm. And you can use whats left to make sandwiches
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No. 3
from cimersrn
Old Feb 03, 2004, 01:49 PM
Updated Feb 16, 2004 at 10:49 AM by cimersrn

Hi There! I took ABLS (Advanced Burn Life Support) recently, and ABLS protocol calls for copious amounts of cold H2O to cool and harden the tar. Then, removal of the tar is facilitated with a petroleum based ointment
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No. 4
from bwt02
Old Feb 16, 2004, 09:49 AM

We use Abolean facial cream. We often have to get it at Long's Drug Store. It works better than anything. Sounds odd I know.
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No. 5
from clgmezzo
Old Apr 05, 2004, 05:00 PM

my burn center uses mayo as well, sounds funny but it works great!! however you know how some non experienced practitioners nd hospitals are with burns . . this is FOR REAL. A hospital in our area got a pt with a tar burn which id not require admission to our unit and sched them for our outpt clinic. When the pt came in they had the worst smell coming from this nasty looking dressing. Turns out the doc at the outlying ER had heard we used mayo on tar burns and mad a DRESSING out of it!! the guy left it on or 2 days!!! Our chief attending had us call to tell the nurses in ER over there for future reference its just to get the tar off!!!!
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No. 6
from gwenith
Old Apr 12, 2004, 06:56 PM

Mayonaisse gets tar off??? Never heard of that one before but I am always willing to learn.
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No. 7
Old Oct 02, 2004, 02:23 PM

Default tar burns
Originally Posted by jimminy
Any suggestions for tar removal on a severly burned patient, without doing further damage?
Tried the mayo on a burn patient in Detroit...worked well. But I am now a bit hesitant about using this since it can grow bacteria well. I prefer Vasoline which is cheap. Any petroleum based product will work
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No. 8
from JBudd
Old Mar 09, 2005, 08:18 PM

I've used mayo before, it works great. Since you are washing it off right away, the bacteria isn't such as issue, mayo grows stuff when its out too long.
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No. 9
Old Mar 12, 2005, 10:01 PM

We've used mineral oil...
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