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Treatment of Friction Blisters

Discussion in 'General Issues and Discussion Forum' started by NewsBot, Apr 29, 2017.

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    First-Aid Treatment for Friction Blisters: "Walking Into the Right Direction?".
    Janssen, Lando MD; Allard, Neeltje A. E. MD; ten Haaf, Dominique S. M. MSc; van Romburgh, Cees P. P. MA; Eijsvogels, Thijs M. H. PhD; Hopman, Maria T. E. MD, PhD
    Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine: April 27, 2017
     
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    In case you don't want to pay $65 getting this paper...

    The wide area fixation tape was a single piece of Fixomull Stretch. And the adhesive tape was Leukoplast high tensile strength adhesive tape, applied in several narrow overlapping strips.

    They were looking to save time in application with the Fixomul, which they achieved. But the rigid tape worked better. The mechanism for this could potentially be that the rigid tape reduces shear load per unit area by spreading the same shear load over a larger area, which conceivably, a flexible tape won't do as effectively.

    What puzzles me is, why would you want to apply anything adhesive directly to a blister - there's significant risk that as you take the tape off, it will rip the blister roof off. A blister needs a dry island dressing with the surrounding tape applied to non-blistered skin.

    My advice for treating blisters:
    1. Apply antispetic (if blister is torn or deroofed)
    2. Apply island dressing (or you can use a hydrocolloid if it's deroofed)
    3. Reduce pressure
    4. Reduce friction levels
    5. Monitor for infection
    Rebecca
     
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    Friction blisters on the feet: A critical assessment of current prevention strategies
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