Spotlight on Safety Story: Burn to the foot during a capillary blood test
22 May 2025
This Spotlight on Safety story concerns a term baby, approximately 11 hours old, who was noted to have a blister developing on his heel during a ‘heel prick’ procedure to obtain a capillary blood sample.
Spotlight on Safety story - Heel burn during capillary blood test
British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) is registered in England & Wales under charity number 1199712 at 5-11 Theobalds Road, London, WC1X 8SH.
