Hello everyone, I'm Wenwen Dad!
I believe that every new parent is "scared off" by the child falling out of bed, and what is your first reaction when you see your baby fall off the bed and fall to the ground and cry?
When my daughter was more than 1 year old, after falling out of bed when she fell asleep, my wife rushed over and quickly picked up her daughter to comfort her. After the daughter stopped crying, then check whether there was any injury, and if there was no obvious wound, everything would be fine.
As everyone knows, such a treatment method hides dangers.
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The next door neighbor's son, who is more than 1 years old, fell out of his bed some time ago, and the back of his head landed first.
At first, in addition to crying, the child was not particularly abnormal, there were no obvious wounds and bleeding on the head, and the neighbors did not pay special attention, after all, which child had not fallen.
But after a few hours, the child began to vomit, the face is also very miserable, the neighbor rushed to the hospital, after the relevant examination, found that there is bleeding in the epidural of the brain, need to operate in time.
Fortunately, through the doctor's timely craniotomy, the child was able to save his life. It can be seen that for young children, falling out of bed is very dangerous and may be life-threatening.
The reason is that in children at this age, the body is in rapid development, the head is relatively heavy, the proportion is relatively large, and it is very fragile.
When the child falls into bed, parents should beware of concussions and clavicle fractures. So, when a child falls out of bed in a "head-to-head" manner, the parent's first reaction is very important.
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While doing child care for her daughter, I met a child who came to the doctor because she fell out of bed. Wen Wen's father immediately consulted the doctor about how to deal with the child after falling into bed. This time, I heard that the neighbor's son fell into bed and was injured, and decided to share a few dry goods with everyone:
In this way, the child is screened for injury
When the child falls into bed, the first thing parents should do is not to quickly pick up the child, but to stand next to observe "whether the child is okay", and check the child in turn from the order of "head and neck - collarbone - torso - limbs".
First see if there is any injury to the head and neck, and pay attention to whether there are bruises or lumps on the head;
Check whether there is a bulge in the position of the collarbone, in the process of falling into the bed, the clavicle position is easy to fracture, but also easy to be ignored by parents, after all, even if it is injured, it does not affect the child's normal activities.
Whether there are traumas to the skin, such as abrasions, scratches, and even blood flow.
See if the hands, arms, legs can move freely, if there is damage to the hands, arms, limbs and other parts, please fix it with a wooden board to avoid reducing secondary injuries, and immediately send to the hospital for treatment.
According to the situation, correctly deal with the child falling into bed
If the height of the bed is low, after the child falls out of bed, he is conscious, his face is normal, and he runs to play again after crying for a few minutes. Most of this situation is no problem, parents can hold the child's head on one side at the first time, lift the small PP on the other side, gently soothe, and observe at home for 24-48 hours.
If a lump appears on your baby's head, you can apply it cold for 20 minutes immediately, which can effectively relieve pain and swelling. Usually this swelling or bleeding condition rarely hurts the brain, and the mother does not have to be too nervous.
If the baby loses consciousness, bleeds badly, drowsiness, persistent headaches, vomiting and other abnormal conditions after falling into bed, it means that the baby may have fallen to the head.
At this time, the mother should call the emergency telephone in time, and do not move the child, so as not to cause secondary injuries to the child's head or spine during the movement.
If your child falls out of bed, it causes a large wound and at the same time bleeds heavily. At this time, the mother can press the wound with clean gauze for a few minutes, which can play a good hemostasis effect.
According to relevant statistics, among all the child injury cases, falls and falling from bed are the most common types of injuries, so parents should pay special attention.
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Of course, as a parent, no one wants their baby to have the experience of falling into bed, but it is difficult to have a sparse, obviously has paid attention to it, but the child has fallen into bed. At this time, parents need to do a good job of prevention in time to reduce the probability of children falling into bed as much as possible.
Keep your child in a suitable crib to ensure safety
Most children fall into bed almost always while sleeping, so moms should place their child in a suitable crib and make sure it is safe.
If there is a fence next to the bed, always pay attention to whether the fence is firm and whether the distance between the fence and the bed is less than 6 cm, otherwise the child's head or arm is easily stuck between the bed rails, causing danger.
At the same time, the height of the bed fence should be as high as possible above the height of the child's chest when standing, so as to avoid the "bear child" from making a fuss and falling over the bed rail when jumping on the bed.
Finally, the child's crib must be placed in a safe place, do not approach the window or furniture, so as not to let the child climb out of the crib with the help of furniture or windows.
Spread soft floor mats around the bed
Parents can spread soft sponge pads or thick blankets, pillows, etc. around their child's crib, and help cushion it in case the child falls.
Place your child directly on a lower plane
In order to reduce the experience of his daughter falling into bed, after falling into bed once, Wen Wen's father directly put his sleeping daughter on the mat at home to sleep, while there were people around watching.
When your child is in a stroller, remember to fasten your seat belt
Whether it is taking the child out of the house when the child is riding in the stroller at home, the mother should remember to fasten the seat belt for the child to avoid accidents and cause injuries.
In short, before the child is 4 years old, due to the lack of control and coordination of the head and neck muscles, one may break if he is not careful, and bruises, lumps and other problems may occur. In general, as long as they receive timely medical treatment, most injuries can be effectively treated without causing long-term damage.
But it is more important to do as much safety as possible and remember first aid measures to reduce the injury of the baby after falling into bed or falling into bed.
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