What do you do when you get a blood blister?

Answer 1

i've had one of those, pop it. If not, your gunna be walking around, and tis gonna pop in your socks/ shoes.

Answer 2

There are several methods of healing blood blisters. They include, but are not limited to:

For Immediate care: "Leave the blister alone. Elevate the injured area. Apply a cold pack. When pain subsides, apply padding or a splint to protect the injured area." [1]
Elevating the affected anatomy and applying pressure reduces blood leakage into the damaged area, cold reduces the inflammatory response.
Soak the blister in epsom salts to reduce swelling.
Keep the area cleanly bandaged, and replace the bandage daily or whenever necessary.
"See the doctor if there is redness around the wound, red streaks, swelling, drainage, fever, tender bumps in the groin or armpit upstream from the wound, or an unexplained increase in pain or tenderness." [2]

Refrain from using the affected area. If necessary, apply moleskin to the blister to keep using the area, but note that it will not heal as quickly - even with a moleskin cover, the blister can become worse.

If it pops on its own, quickly rinse the area and apply an antiseptic such as neosporin. Do not ever pop a blood blister, or any blister. Opposed to popular belief, it does not help it to heal, it can in fact lead to serious infection.

Alternative, unadvisable approaches
People who are exposed to blistering but cannot interrupt their activities to allow for proper treatment, such as soldiers or sportsmen on longer training periods or competitions, have developed a series of approaches to treating blisters:


Especially on long marches a blister can cause the trooper to hobble. In order to relieve the discomfort of the blister hobbling will cause problems in joints or muscles. It is advisable to continue walking as normally as possible "through the blister". It will either pop and necessitate treatment at the next stop, or flatten out and become less painful.
At an overnight stop a disinfected, thin cotton thread can be stiched through the blister. This provides a drain and lets the fluid come out. The dead skin from the top of the blister will then stick to the soft flesh of the underside and form a temporary protection. Great care and attention is advised with this treatment and regular inspection of the blister is necessary to recognize any symptom of infection immediately.
Special blister pads are available. The skin of the blister must be totally removed, the wound dried and disinfected. The pad can then be stuck directly onto the wound where it will protect from further abrasion. These pads have the best results when applied to healthy skin in known, blistering spots before the activity (marches etc) begins.

Answer 3

First you must understand that skin consists of 3 basic layers (from innermost to outermost): Subcutaneous tissue, Dermis, and Epidermis. The Epidermis is the layer that usually makes contact with the world. A blood blister is caused when you puncture or pinch one of the innermost 2 layers of skin (Subcutaneous tissue, Dermis) where you have small blood carrying veins. Blood will be pumped from these veins, (just as if you had a cut or a scratch), but will be trapped under the outer layer of skin (Epidermis), creating what we call a blood blister.

The best course of action is typically to leave it alone (at least as long as you can), so that your body can begin to heal itself. If the pressure becomes too uncomfortable, or makes it difficult to perform daily tasks, you can lance (puncture/pop) the blister using a sterilized needle or pin. The best way to sterilize your tool is with rubbing alcohol (wipe needle thouroughly for 10-15 seconds). Also remember to wipe the affected blood blister area with alcohol to sterilize. If rubbing alcohol is unavailable, a needle or pin can also be sterilized using a lighter or open flame (heat tool thouroughly for 10-15 seconds), allow to cool and proceed. DO NOT STERILIZE AFFECTED BLOOD BLISTER AREA USING THE OPEN FLAME METHOD.

With this type of open wound, use an antiseptic product and a bandage or band-aid.

Best of luck.

Answer 4

A blood blister is a pocket of blood pooled together when one of your capillaries burst and the blood isn't absorbed back into your veins. Usually, a blood blister is caused by pinching the skin hard in a tight space. For instance, closing a 3-ring binder and getting a small part of skin caught in between the clasps. There isn't much to do about it and shouldn't cause any problems. Eventually, the blood should absorb back into your veins via the capillaries. It can take a matter of weeks sometimes.

Answer 5

apply pressure/compression, like a gauze wrap or athletic tape, to control the swelling to the blister then apply ice over the compression. after about ten to fifteen minutes of icing, take a safety pin and pop a tiny hole in the blister and squeze the blood, and possible puss, out of the blister. once you have done that, apply more compression, and ice to the affected area.

Answer 6

pop it with a pin or needle, and let it bleed out.
It will hurt for a bit, but the alternative is much worse. The blood will coagulate and turn hard, which is even more painful in the long run.

Good luck, blood blisters aren't fun.

Answer 7

Best to allow it to asorb back into the skin and then the skin will repair the blister

Answer 8

i got that a couple of times...u can't do anything about it...just wait for the skin to peel of & since the blood is dry it'll just fall out

Answer 9

You do NOT pop it. Leave it alone and it will go away on it's own. If you pop it you can open it to infection.

Answer 10

You're supposed to leave it alone and let it heal but I always break it and drain it and then it just hurts. It''ll heal anyways though.