I am being pfb arent I?

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Completely outs self so have NC to protect regular name.

DD has been burnt at school by another child in another lesson, total accident and I fully believe knowing the child it was an accident. However I only know this as dd (secondary school age) has sent me a messenger picture. It is not a huge burn (possibly 50p sized) but it does look blistered on the photo and I am guessing is very sore. She has been sent to reception who have made a note and been sent back to class.

I am a bit miffed they didn't phone me but I am being PFB aren't?! Realistically they have run it under water for ten minutes and there isn't much else they can do is there?

Just so not to drip feed dd had an appalling time at her old school and was majorly failed her in every possible way hence why I am probably a bit over zealous with the new school on this!

So come and give me a kick in the pants that I am being unreasonable please!

Can you not post the photo she sent us so we can see it?

hmm, I can see both sides to this. But I can remember how painful even a small burn is, and so she woudl probably appreciate a pain killer if nothign else.

I would wnat to know she has been seen by a qualified first aider and not just the receptionist. (unless she is the first aider)

If she does stay at school, you could pop into a pharmacist after school, they will tell you if it needs further attention and usually closer and easier to get to than GP/Aand E etc.

I'd probably call. Burns do hurt a lot, and when I burnt my hand (NEVER put convent garden chowder in the microwave in the container it comes with) and ended up at the walk-in clinic they said hand burns are pretty unstable so they're happy to see them. Could she meet you at the local minor injuries, maybe?

I used to work in a secondary school office, and things like this that may require medical attention later we would always call the parent and let them them know what had happened, that they may wish to get the issue seen to by a gp and in such cases as bumps on head or burns, whether they were happy for the child to stay in school for the rest of the day.
I did my first aid course quite a while ago now, so may be a bit rusty but I seem to remember the main cause for concern with burns that have blistered was them getting infected, so I would probably have put a sterile dressing on.

Ok she has sent me new pictures and actually it does not look as bad on these ones as it did on the first now some of the heat has gone out of it. She has been told not to put anything on it because it will not heal and she said one of the blisters has burst.

It looked a lot bigger than that on the first photo she sent me this morning!

1st aid training used to say that burns of this size need medical treatment. That advice has now been changed. It really doesn't sound like it needs treatment, other than running under cold water. At most it will need a dressing to protect it.

I would have put a sterile dressing on it to keep it clean, the main problem with (smaller) burns is the infection.

It looks like the kind of burn people get from ovens all the time, I wouldn't be concerned now I've seen it, but I'd keep an eye on it for infection. If it's not too difficult I'd get her to go to the pharmacy after school and see if they'll dress it for her, some are vastly more helpful than others.

I'm not a nurse, doctor or in anyway medically trained but just going by what I would do with my family, I would run under cold water for ages then leave to air if possible or dressing if likely to get dirty and Painkillers to try and knock the edge off the stinging.

Thanks all, I am feeling much happier now she has sent a clear photograph and it doesn't look as horrendous as it did on the other photo this morning!

Did she go & get it dressed? How was she tonight?

Burns need a sterile dressing that is not dry but has a burns gel ( my DD had a very bad burn a few years ago). Keeping oxygen away from the skin stops the pain as it is oxygen getting to the damaged nerves that hurts so much.

The actual blister is tiny; I don't think the school are at fault here at all.