Pedemy · For parents
Sunburn in children — tracker
Record sun exposure, the burned areas, pain, blisters and drinking, and bring the notes to the visit.
Use these notes with your child’s clinician. This tool does not diagnose illness, prescribe treatment or confirm that home care is safe.
Get emergency care now
Fainting, confusion, a child who is very hard to wake, or signs of dehydration after sun or heat can mean heatstroke. Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department now.
Call the doctor
Call the doctor for any sunburn in a baby under 1 year, and for blisters, fever, chills, headache, bad pain or a child who seems ill.
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Care reminders
- Sunburn shows up hours after too much sun and hurts most in the first day. Most burns heal with cool baths, fluids and pain medicine, but some need a doctor.
- Cool the skin, offer extra drinks and give pain medicine for age and weight; keep burned skin out of the sun.
- Blisters signal a deeper burn; never pop them, and call the doctor about them.