7 Steps to Take Care of Blisters Injuries on Children

Bandage the wound is necessary.

Children Health - Children tend to move anywhere they like. Sometimes they walk in haste even run around without regard to surrounding objects. So that, not infrequently children fell and injured. The most frequent injuries suffered by children are blisters on the hands or feet after they fall. If your child has blisters, what should be done? Here are 7 steps to take care the blisters on child.

1. Make your child to stay calm
Children will usually cry when injured, some will even yelling or screaming. The crying was a combination of pain, fear or anxiety and ask for attention. Before you can overcome the injuries on your children, first you need to make them psychologically feel safe and protected. After that, you can take further action to take care their injuries.

2. Wash your hands
Before you treat on the wounds of your children, it would be better if you wash your hands with soap and clean water. This prevents the transmission of germs from your hands. So the possibility of infection can be minimized.

3. Clean the wound
When children fall on the ground or sandy place, likely wounds on the hands or the feet of our children are dirty. Therefore, you must clean their wounds with water, so that all the sand and soil washed completely to prevent infection. Do it slowly from the outside to the inside of the wound. You can use the water from the tap or even better when you use boiled water because it is more sterile. You can throw away the remaining dirt using sterile gauze moistened.

4. Apply antiseptic
After thoroughly clean the wound, apply antiseptic to the wound. Antiseptic commonly used in general is based povidone iodine. Should not use antiseptics containing alcohol because it can make the wound even more poignant.

5. Bandage the wound if necessary
The sores usually heal faster if left open. However, injuries often need also closed to avoid dirt, especially if your child is very active and its environment a lot of dust and dirt. Use a bandage that will not stick to the wound to be easily removed and replaced without causing new injuries. Watertight bandages can make a child can still shower. The bandage should be replaced at least once every two days so as not to dirty and damp or wet.

6. Allow the wound to dry by itself
Keep the wound from impact. Do not remove or scratch the scab once formed, although its appearance looks ugly. It is a sterile layer that protects the wound from infection while in the healing process. Itching around the wound is a good thing, because it indicates that the healing process is underway.

7. Take your children to the doctor if there is an infection in their wound
Sixth step above is usually sufficient to heal the wounds. However, there are times when children need to be taken to the doctor for further treatment when it shows signs of infection, such swelling on the wound, appears pus in the wound, or fever. Infected wounds can usually be cured with antibiotics for a few days.

Those are the 7 Steps to Take Care of Blisters Injuries on Children.