What made me smile today - was the end to this story. So bear with me and read through it...
Today I made pot pies for the shelter kids. One of the guys was insistant on not listening to me when I said it was fresh from the oven and hot. He took the pot pie out of his bowl and was trying to dump it from the container directly into the bowl when it slipped and splattered all over his hand. Reluctantly he put his hand under running cold water. "It still burns," he said. So I had him slather his hand with butter. Again he wimpered that it was still burning. I said he needed to try one more thing or we would have to get him to the ER. He was willing to try anything before going to the ER. So I went to a locked med cabinet and pulled out a hidden tube of toothpaste "paste" that I had hidden away. I had him wash off the butter and slather his hand with the paste. Instantly he felt relief. I checked on him twice throughout the day and there was no sign of a burn whatsoever. No swelling. No fever. No redness. No blisters.
He was happy. I was happy. We all were happy!!
Jac's first aid worked...