For Foot and ankle blisters, we take a sewing needle with a small piece of cotton thread (both prepared by heat and alcohol to be somewhat sterile) Run the needle through the edge of the blister on one side all the way through to the other side so that the thread stays through the blister to act as a drain for the fluid. We then use spenco to cover as instructed on the package.

In the past some of our people used Duct Tape, but found out that the duct tape stuck so well to the skin that when the duct tape was removed it took off more skin than necessary.

Thanks
Ted Fisher
Vermilion County Search and Rescue