What to do if blisters appear on children's hands

If your hands are burned, blisters can easily form. Blisters can cause great pain to people, especially for children who have a lower tolerance. Therefore, if a child is scalded and develops blisters, parents must take timely measures. But timely treatment does not mean blind treatment. Parents must master the correct method when treating blisters for their children.

Why don't you pop the blisters that appear after a burn under the guidance of a doctor, as this can easily lead to bacterial infection? Xiao Changming, director of the Burns and Plastic Surgery Department of Neijiang First People's Hospital, explained: Small blisters appear on the local skin after a burn, which is generally a shallow second-degree burn. The main substances in these blister fluids are electrolytes, glucose, fibrin, etc. These nutrients combined form a good culture medium for bacteria. Therefore, if blisters are not handled properly, it can easily lead to wound infection.

Whether to pop the blisters caused by burns depends on the situation. Generally speaking, small blisters do not need to be punctured. Keep the area dry. The blister skin is a good protective film that can prevent infection. It is best to let it absorb and heal on its own.

2. Standard treatment methods for large blisters

After local disinfection, use a sterile syringe to aspirate the blister fluid or use a needle to pierce the epidermis at the lowest point of the blister to release the fluid, and gently squeeze it with a sterile cotton swab to allow the blister fluid to fully flow out at the low position while retaining the blister epidermis. Then bandage it with a sterile dressing. Keeping the local area clean and dry will help it heal faster. If you follow the above steps, the blisters will soon scab, dry and heal themselves. If the blisters are contaminated and become infected, seek medical attention immediately.

1. Rinse with cold water: Once burns occur, the patient should be quickly removed from the fire or heat source, and the affected area should be immediately rinsed with tap water for 15 to 20 minutes to achieve the effects of cooling down, reducing residual heat damage, relieving swelling and pain, preventing blistering, etc., to avoid damage to deep skin due to excessive temperature.

2. Timely anti-inflammatory treatment: Use a cotton swab dipped in light salt water to gently apply it to the burned area, which can have an anti-inflammatory effect.

3. Do not deal with the situation blindly: Never take off the patient's clothes immediately, because the skin and clothes will stick together at the moment of burns. Taking off clothes will cause the wound surface to fall off, causing further damage to the injured part. If small blisters appear on the wound, do not break them by yourself to avoid infection of the wound.

After cooling with cold water and other treatments, the patient was immediately sent to the hospital for treatment. During transportation, care should be taken to avoid wound infection. Simple bandages can be made with clean sheets, clothes, etc., and pressure should be avoided. At the same time, care should be taken to prevent bumps and maintain vehicle speed.