After a Burn: When to Call Your Child's Healthcare Provider
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It's important to contact your child's healthcare provider if your child has any of these:
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Not eating or drinking well
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Antisocial or disruptive behavior at home or school
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Signs of infection, such as the healing burn areas change and become red, warm, swollen, very sore, or have a bad smell
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Uncontrollable itching
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Scar cracks open or splits
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Tissues around a joint tighten and the joint is hard to move
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Burn is on an arm or leg and your child has trouble moving that limb and the affected fingers or toes
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A lot of swelling in the injured area
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Fever of 100.4°F (38°C), or higher, or as advised by the provider
If it seems that the dressing changes are painful for your child, talk about pain medicine with your child's provider.