Treat a burn blister on the finger
80% of all burn injuries affect our hands. In the case of children, accidents usually happen in the kitchen or bathroom when they come into contact with hot liquids. You can find out how to properly treat a burn blister on your finger here.
Immediate action in the event of a burn blister on the finger
Burns are divided into different degrees of severity. If there is only a reddening of the skin like one sunburn, one speaks of a first degree combustion. If the typical burn blisters develop, it is a second-degree burn, which is divided into a superficial and deep form.
- The first thing to do after a burn is immediate cooling.
- Cooling is best done with normal tap water, it should be done without interruption for at least 15 minutes.
- A water temperature of 15-20 ° C is completely sufficient, you do not need ice water or the like.
- If immediate cooling is not possible, a delayed start is also useful. Even 30 minutes after the exposure to heat, the temperature of the tissue is still increased and still benefits from the cooling measures. You will notice that even a delayed cooling still has a pain-relieving effect.
- You should then cover the burn wound with a sterile as possible Association cover.
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Also, don't forget to check your tetanus protection, which needs to be refreshed every ten years.
Treating a second degree burn on the hand
If it is only a small burn blister on the finger, you can treat it yourself.
- You should clean the burn wound daily with a water bath and apply a fresh bandage.
- Experience has shown that uncomplicated combustion requires 2. Grade 10-14 days until healing. During this time, you must protect the burn wound from bacterial colonization and from drying out.
- When treating uncomplicated, small-scale burns, it is therefore helpful to apply a antibacterial fire ointment that you can get without a prescription and that cannot be found in any medicine cabinet should be missing.
- After the burn blister on the finger has healed, there is usually a reddish-purple skin discoloration for a long time, which only slowly fades. As long as the skin discoloration is still visible, you have to pay attention to careful sun protection, otherwise permanent pigmentation can occur.
- There are always discussions about the question of whether to pierce a burn blister. As a rule of thumb, you can leave small burn blisters that are less than 1 cm in diameter intact.
- In the case of larger burn blisters, it makes sense to open them because the secretion in the blisters is in high concentrations contains substances that were created by the burn and which can cause further tissue damage (so-called. Afterburn). In this case, however, you should not go to work yourself, but seek medical help simply because of the size of the burn blister. The burn bladder should be opened under sterile conditions.
In general, you should consult your family doctor or pediatrician to be on the safe side with children who develop a large burn blister on their fingers.
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