Chlorhexidine used for skin cleaning can cause injury and burns to neonatal skin. As well as local incident review, a Yellow Card must be completed should this occur.
The Yellow Card system can be accessed here: Yellow Card | Making medicines and medical devices safer.
Reporting via the Yellow Card system allows identification of risk factors and monitoring of the incidence of burns related to chlorhexidine use.
By reporting you will contribute to an increase in knowledge of this complication. With a greater understanding, the risk to patients can be minimised and patient safety improved.
