Burn blister on finger

[SirBoobAlot]

DS got to a lamp before I could get him, and grabbed the bulb :( He has a blister on two fingers, middle one is worst. Ran it under water immediately, and have kept a wet flannel on it until he fell asleep. Any suggestions to make it go down quicker / stop it hurting?

Feel so unbelievably guilty :(

It's easily done. Give him some pain relief, childrens ibuprofen works well. Don't put butter or cream on it (Old wives tale), dress it with some melanin if you have some as it doesn't stick. Keep it clean and dry, change the dressing daily and keep an eye out for any infection, the blister should go down by itself or you can pop it in a few days if it doesn't. Carry on with the pain relief for a few days.

I hope he's feeling better soon

For what it's worth, I've been here aswell. Ds was using bluetack and making imprints, he put his hand on a storage heater and burnt his hand (I felt terrible, there was nothing I could do), I then trained as a paeds nurse and have seen more then a few of these. If it starts to smell/goes red/pussy then he needs to be seen in A&E. The area will be sensitive for a long time afterwards as the skin will be thinner.

Thanks :( I feel awful. I put some Sudocream on it, and he didn't seem to mind it being rubbed, but I couldn't get a plaster on. Have been touching it, and he doesn't seem to notice, or at least doesn't flinch. Have given him Calpol as he's teething badly anyway.

Glad to know its not just me - feel so so bad about it. He just launched himself towards it, and he hasn't been mobile until that moment, so totally took me by surprise!

They do this, launch themselves off the bed when you least expect it, stuff things up their noses etc, it's all perfectly normal.

These things do happen, not that that makes you feel any less guilty of course.

Not sure if it helps if you don't do it straight away but I was told in a children's first aid course to put cling film on burns - apparently that's what it was first invented for. I've tried it when I've burnt myself on the oven and it does help!

Thanks both. He seems entirely not bothered by it today, which I'm glad about. Thanks for the cling film tip, will remember that for next time!

The cling film doesn't really do anything apart from keep it clean. It's a good idea if you don't have any melonin, don't use cotton wool/cotton gauze as it will stick.

The important thing is to keep the blisters clean and dry until they go down. Whatever you do, don't pop them. they could get badly infected. I would go to A & E for a dressing if I though there was a risk of the blisters being popped or bumped.

This happened to DD on Christmas night last year, awful blister, took 2 weeks to go down.

Popping is OK as long as it's clean and done with a sterile needle, the hospital will pop it if it hasn't gone down in a few days anyway.

Th practice nurse at the GP is really useful, she will look at it and dress it if you make an appointment.

Blister seems to have gotten bigger. Still doesn't appear to be hurting him, but not sure what to do now? Should I just leave it? I have a doctors appointment for me tomorrow, was thinking about mentioning it then.

Call the GP and get it looked at by the practice nurse. It's hard with children, you are pleased they are not in pain but this isn't always a good thing because of any potential nerve damage. I'd get it looked at.

I hope he's OK.

Well as it happened at the post natal group today they have a paramedic in doing first aid. Got him to take a look at it after it had finished and he said it looked fine, just getting ready to pop - and he was right, about five minutes later, I looked and it had. Trimmed off the bit of skin as advised by the nurse there and it now seems absolutely fine. Bit red, but not hot or anything which is what the paramedic told me to look out for. So will keep an eye for the next day or so :)

Thanks again. Its rather terrifying this parenting lark!

I'm pleased it's sorted. I find being a parent very scary at times, I hate to see ds unwell/hurt as I just feel so helpless (I'm not though, I've worked in a hospital for 5 years)