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By Max Team in Emergency Services
Feb 14 , 2022 | 1 min read
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A blister is a bubble of skin filled with clear fluid ranging from pinpoint size to more than an inch in diameter. Common causes of blisters include friction and burns. Try to keep a blister intact, if it isn't too painful. Intact skin over a blister provides a natural barrier to bacteria and decreases the risk of infection.
What to Expect
- Fluid-filled skin bubble
- Usually heals in two to three days
When to Rush to the Doctor
- Swelling around a blister
- Redness
- Increasing pain or warm skin
- Pus/yellow discoloration
- Blood filled
How to Drain a Blister
- Wash your hands and blister with warm water and soap
- Swab the blister with iodine or by rubbing alcohol
- Use a sterilized needle to puncture the blister
- Apply antibiotic ointment and cover with a bandage
- Cut away all dead skin after a few days
Home Care
- Cover small blisters with an adhesive bandage and large ones with a porous, plastic-coated gauze pad
- Don't puncture a blister unless it is painful or prevents you from walking or using your hands
- To relieve blister-related pain, puncture the blister with a sterile needle. Ensure you clean the blister with iodine. Apply an antibiotic ointment to the blister and cover it with a bandage
A First-Aid Kit for Blister Should Include
- Sterile Adhesive Bandages in Assorted Sizes
- Sterile Gauze Pads of Different Sizes
- Adhesive Tape & Band-aid
- Cotton Buds & Cotton Roll
- Latex Gloves
- Thermometer
- Scissor
- Safety Pins
- Sterile Saline/Distilled Water
Other First Aid’s Facilities Provided by Max Healthcare:
- First Aid For Trauma
- Dislocation First Aid
- Head Injury First Aid
- Bruise First Aid
- Choking First Aid
- Black Eye First Aid
- First Aid for Dog Bite
- Poisoning First Aid
- First Aid for Burns
- First Aid Kit for Sting and Snake Bite
- First Aid for Insect Bites and Stings
- First Aid For Heart Attack
- First Aid For Nose Bleeding
- First Aid for Cuts and Wounds
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