Burned hand

Information about what to do when you get home and you have burns on your hand or hands.

About your visit

You have burned your hand. We have rinsed and cleaned your burn and removed loose skin. We have covered the burn with a bandage and an elastic soft wrap on top of the bandage.

You must attend a check-up within 4–5 days, during which your bandage or part of it will be changed.

When you get home

Contact your general practitioner if there are signs of infection

Call your general practitioner or dial 1813 to reach the medical helpline outside your general practitioner’s opening hours if you experience the following symptoms:

you develop a fever
you experience a throbbing pain
your fingers feel cold
your skin becomes warm or swells
the wound begins to smell.

Take pain-relieving medicine if you are in pain

You should take pain-relieving medicine if you are in pain. Pain-relieving medicine can be bought over the counter. Take only the amount of pain reliever recommended on the package. Contact your general practitioner if you need help managing the pain.

Practical precautions

Prevent swelling

To keep your hand from swelling, keep it level with your heart. Rest your arm on a pillow, for example, when you are sitting down.

Move your fingers

Move your fingers as usual, e.g. when eating, drinking or brushing your teeth. It may hurt to use your fingers, but these exercises are important to keep your skin elastic and to avoid stiff and swollen finger joints.

Have your bandage removed

You must have your bandage removed by your general practitioner 10 days after the injury. You need to book the appointment yourself.

Worth knowing

Check your medical journal and test results

On www.minsundhedsplatform.dk (in Danish only) you can see a summary of your treatment programme and any future appointments and test results.

You can access all the information registered about you by the public health services on www.sundhed.dk (in Danish only). They are both available as apps: MinSP and MinSundhed. Log on to the apps with your MitID.

Tell us about your experience

We would very much like to hear from you with both praise and criticism about your stay at the hospital. You can find contact information on our website www.amagerhospital.dk. If you are considering complaining about your treatment, you can contact the hospital's patient advisors, who are impartial advisers. You can read more about the possibilities to complain at www.regionh.dk/patientrights.

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The Capital Region of Denmark uses the personal data you share with us when you make an enquiry.

Learn more

Learn more about burns at www.patienthaandbogen.dk (In Danish only). Search for ’forbrændinger’ and 'brandskade'.

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