Abrasions, scratches and calluses in children

“He must jump and jump” — the words of a well-known song about children. And in fact, babies do not sit still for a second, they are always in motion and because of this very often get injured, abrasions and scratches are a constant problem, and they must be treated. What is the better to smear them?

All of us, being small, received various types of small injuries and, fortunately, neither scratches nor abrasions will bring the health of little tomboy serious danger, but it is imperative to disinfect and process such a wound. You can treat the wound with iodine, but all children have very sensitive skin and iodine will most likely burn it a little..

When the child is scratched and the place of the scratch has abundant contamination, then it must be thoroughly, but carefully, washed with soapy water and then anointed with a solution of hydrogen peroxide. If the child is interested in the site of the wound and he will “study” it with his hands, then it is necessary to “hide” the scratch from his gaze — treat it with an antiseptic and close it with a medical bandage. Remember to change the patch every two hours. In a day, if the wound does not bleed, the bandage can be removed. If the child fell on the asphalt and damaged a large area of ​​the skin, then this abrasion must also first be washed with soapy water, treated with a peroxide solution and an antiseptic. When healing the edges of the wounds «tightens» and this causes discomfort, so that it is not necessary to treat damaged skin 2-3 times a day with a cream that has the effect of wound healing and skin hydration. The kid will not touch the wound if it is sealed with a plaster and tied with an elastic bandage on top.

A child often rubs a corn on himself while shoeing a thing he has just bought in an online shoe store. With calluses, they proceed as follows: a callus bladder, which has not yet burst, is washed with soapy water and a special plaster for calluses is applied at night, such plasters are sold in pharmacies, these plasters are impregnated with special solutions that are able to restore and moisturize the skin. This method will greatly speed up the healing process of the callus..

If the bladder has time to rupture, then this place is washed with a solution of hydrogen peroxide, smeared with an antiseptic solution and a plaster is applied. For the next few days, they return to worn-out shoes so as not to rub new calluses and injure the already rubbed place.

If you see that the skin around the callus has begun to swell and become inflamed, in this case it is necessary to visit a doctor, most likely an infection has penetrated into the wound. And in order to prevent the appearance of calluses in a baby, it is necessary to purchase shoes with him and measure them well in the store..