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Q: I got some blisters on my shoulders do u think it would lead to infection?

Well i went swimming on thursday  at clinton lake and i was swimming for about 6 hours and then my friend gave me aloe because she saw that i had a sun burn and i put that on then when i went to bed that same night. I couldn't sleep that well because my back and shoulders were hurting me but some how i feel asleep and then the next day i woke up i didn't put aloe  on because i didn't have so i didn't put it on intel like 43 mins ago i did and it cooled it and stuff but do u think Aloe would help get those blisters away and i hope it doesn't lead to infection and i know that i need to stay out of the sun but how could i when i got to go and take my mom to work in a car and sun is beating in the car? but i been drinking alot of fluids so am I doing everthing right?

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6/25/10 1:15pm

By now your blisters will have broken and hopefully healed. Any break in the skin is subject to infection as it allows bacteria to enter our blood stream.

 

You can read an article written by Merely Me, the writer and community leader here, about, What You Need to Know About Sun Poisoning. At the end of that article, it advises some proper ways to treat burning and blistering. The whole article is good and gives links to more information about the dangers of sun burn.

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By Smott21— Last Modified: 12/26/10, First Published: 06/18/10