Blood blisters are raised pockets of skin that contain blood. They form when an injury breaks tiny blood vessels under the skin, causing blood to pool beneath the unbroken layer. A blood blister is similar to afriction blisteryou might get when wearing ill-fitting shoes but contains blood rath...
You don’t need to bandage every cut and scrape. Some heal more quickly when left uncovered to stay dry. But if the cut is on a part of the body that might get dirty or rub against clothes, put on a bandage to protect it. Change the bandage every day or whenever it gets wet or ...
Appearance– A cold sore contains small pimples within the blister. The surrounding skin is swollen, red, and painful. The pimples may break open and leak clear fluid, followed by crusting and scabbing. A lesion may be accompanied by a fever, swollen neck glands, and sore throat. Cause– ...
Why is it important to look after my feet? Sensitivity or pain is one way in which your body alerts you to problems – for example, pain or throbbing can tell you when you’ve hurt yourself after a fall. When you have problems with your feet, such as a blister, cut, burn or ul...
How to Tell No-See-Um Bites From Other Insect Bites Treating no-see-um bites is similar to what you do for mosquito bites; after all, these biting insects feed on blood to encourage the production and development of their eggs. But how do you knowwhich bug bit you?
Discover how to treat a burn caused by boiling water. Explore the steps of basic first aid from a scalding wound, when to seek additional medical...
Plantar warts are growths on the foot that are caused by HPV. Several plantar warts may appear in a group. It's also possible to have one wart at first but more form over time.1 Plantar warts have grainy, finger-like fibers with a hardened callus. If a plantar wart is trimmed back,...
I lifted his upper lip and a blood blister about the size of a pencil eraser was on his gum above his front tooth. My heart just sank ~ another dilemma with this little boy :-( Within the hour it spread wider and became purplish. He has a dental appt for root canals (the 4 ...
My heart broke a little to see his finger blister up so quickly and knew it would be painful for him. However, I know he will never, ever touch a stove eye again and am thankful he didn’t put his whole hand down (just the finger) nor rested his arm or something. After what was...
The militant drumline that divides “The Blister Exists” is like the eye of the storm. On all sides, a frightening swirl of viscera fills the space serenity can’t on this eleventh-hour Subliminal Verses single. Writ in bones, burns and blood, the brutal tune fleshes out the uncanny indi...