About ImPACT Baseline Concussion Testing. Developed by UPMC's concussion experts, the ImPACT and Pediatric ImPACT tools set a baseline for normal functioning brain activities. They're the most effective tool in the comparative assessment of a person's neurocognitive state before a concussion occurs.
Antibiotic cream may be applied to burn blisters to help prevent infection. Cool water should be run over a burn blister for at least 15 minutes. Ibuprofen and other over-the-counter pain reliever medications may be taken to relieve discomfort associated with a burn blister. The three degrees of burns. Burn blister can be covered with gauze to prevent further injury and infection.
Second-degree burns, known as partial thickness burns, are deeper than first-degree burns and are characterized by blotchy white, pink or red patches which cause blisters. In order to prevent infection, the blisters of second degree burns should be left alone. Second-degree burns may require antibiotics and intravenous fluid replacement. The most severe type of burn, a third-degree, known as a full thickness burn, penetrates through all layers of the skin and may injure tissue beneath skin, so the skin is not capable of healing itself.