After a Burn: When to Call Your Child's Healthcare Provider

It's important to contact your child's healthcare provider if your child has any of these:

• Not eating or drinking well

• Antisocial or disruptive behavior at home or school

• Signs of infection, such as the healing burn areas change and become red, warm, swollen, very sore, or have a bad smell

• Uncontrollable itching

• Scar cracks open or splits

• Tissues around a joint tighten and the joint is hard to move

• Burn is on an arm or leg and your child has trouble moving that limb and the affected fingers or toes

• A lot of swelling in the injured area

• 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.

Reviewed Date: 04-01-2022