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Burnaid Burn Gel - Box of 25

Burnaid burn gel offers rapid cooling to the burn, and fast ongoing pain relief, aid the healing process, helps prevent infection. Non-toxic and can be used on children and adults. Water soluble gel can be easily rinsed off. 25 3.5gm packets per box.

- Relieves the pain of small spot burns
- Cools
- Water based gel can be rinsed off
- Antimicrobal - helps prevent infection

Burnaid Gel consists of in excess of 90% water trapped in a proprietary gel, containing a small percentage of Melaleuca Oil � a naturally occurring substance, steam distilled from the leaves of the Australian Melaleuca alternifolia tree. Melaleuca Oil is a proven antiseptic, which exhibits local anaesthetic and anti-inflammatory properties.

Burnaid can be left on for up to 2 hours depending on conditions. If conditions are very hot or dry, dressing may dry out and need replacing earlier. It can be removed easily for examining burns or to apply another dressing.

Can Burnaid be used on deep or full thickness burns?

Yes it can � Burnaid can be used on all degrees of burns, from sunburn superficial, partial and full thickness burns, even where there are open skin wounds. Extensive testing and trials of the Burnaid Hydrogel have shown it will not cause any tissue damage. Burnaid is completely sterile that will help with secondary infection and protect the wound.

Because Burnaid contains a small amount of Tea Tree Oil are there concerns regards allergies?

Burnaid dressings and gel do contain a small percentage of Melaleuca Alternifolia or Tea Tree Oil (TTO). Extensive studies have shown that pure TTO 50% and 100% solutions have a 2/100 reaction rate. This is equivalent to any type of reaction rate for hand soaps sanitizers etc. Since Burnaid use a 1% and 4% TTO solution diluted into its hydrogel possible reactions are even smaller.

Will Burnaid cause Hypothermia?

Any type of cooling modality has the potential to cause hypothermia. Burnaid has a less chance of causing hypothermia than running water over full body surface area as it is target specific to the burn area. Placing the Burnaid dressing directly over the affect area cools the burn and avoids rapid cooling on other body surface area as does showering or hosing the patient. Care should be taken to avoid hypothermia especially in those patients who are most at risk; infants, elderly and those with large surface area burns. It is recommend for such patients that cooling of the burn are persist with Burnaid and that cling film, light open weave bandage, space blankets or normal blankets be placed onto the patient and use the heat transferred out of the burn wound to keep core body temperature normo-thermic.

I have been told I cannot use any creams or lotions on Burns and only water?

That is correct. Other creams or lotions are petroleum or waxed based and can trap heat on the wound. They can also cover the wound in a film like substance and make wound assessment for medical practitioners difficult. Burnaid dressings and gels are a water based gel >90% water in a gel that breaks down with heat from the burn injury. This releases water onto the wound and cools through evaporation and convection airflow. It is completely water soluble and any extra gel breaks down and washed away with flushing of water or saline. Burnaid is water in a gel.

How long can you keep Burnaid?

Burnaid is a sterile product that has a shelf life of 5 years from date of manufacture.

SHIPPING TIMES:

Most, but not all orders leave our warehouse within 1-7 business days. Allow time from the day we ship for UPS or the USPS to deliver it to you from Upstate NY. Please call for rush orders before 2:00 Eastern time. That means that some items, to some locations could take two weeks or more. Remember, we're a 50 year old family run business, so feel free to call us for a rush. We can get most of our items out the same day and use next day air and get it to you tomorrow, but you need to call before 2:00 Eastern time.

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