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Article: Blister care.
- Article from:
- Pediatrics for Parents
- Article date:
- November 1, 1994
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Blisters are inevitable in children who are active. They usually occur when children first start a new activity or sport, but may develop in kids who are regular participants. They are the result of skin rubbing against something else - the side of a sneaker or shoe, the handle of a tennis racket, or even another part of the body.
The repeated rubbing and resulting shearing forces generated separates the area of the skin into two layers. A space forms which then fills with fluid, and the child has a friction blister. But if the child is exposed to small doses of the same type of forces a callus will form instead.
Treatment
There are four goals ...