poping a minute blister on my finger. To do or not to do?

Question

I doubt this is real, but is it true that if you pop a blister, a bacteria can enter that will affect your spine? I don't the whole bacteria thing can happen, but I never though it could infect your spine. Is this true? In my case, it's an extremely minute blister causes from a burn on my finger.

Answer 1

no, do not pop it. I would put a band aid on with triple antibiotic ointment.

Answer 2

No way! The only way that bacteria could spread that far is if the infection travelled all the way through your finger and all the tissue that follows to your spine. By that point your finger would have necrosis and you'd be so deathly sick you would be in the hospital. Staph infections and ones like the flesh eating bacteria, however, can travel extremely fast and can be fatal. If you pop a blister on your finger, cleanse it with peroxide, rubbing alcohol, or bactine. Apply a triple antibiotic and a bandaid and make sure that you keep your hands off of raw meats or other germ infested things. i.e: toilets, garbage, cat litter, etc. Good excuse to get someone else to do the chores =]

Answer 3

I would suggest putting a plain bandaid on it and NOT popping it. Give the skin underneath a chance to heal. The bacteria-to-the-spine thing is rather farfetched, I think. If it becomes too painful and/or swollen, sterilize a pin or needle in alcohol, prick it to let the fluid out, then re-bandaid it with a daub of antibiotic ointment such as polysporin.

Answer 4

Pierce it with a sterile needle (hold it in a flame for awhile or swab it with alcohol). Then put antibacterial ointment on it and cover it with a band-aid. While I don't think the bacteria thing is true; it never hurts to be careful.

Answer 5

any open area on your body is a potential access to bacteria.not all bacteria will go to your spine but it is a remote possibility