Whenever I see a child suffering an accidental injury due to accidental ingestion, I always feel heart-wrenching pain. When the child is hurt, the parents' hearts must be more painful. Therefore, we should cultivate children's sense of crisis from an early age, let them know what danger is, and learn some ways to avoid danger.
Of course, to teach children first aid methods, parents must first understand first aid. In this way, when the child encounters danger, we can help the child get out of danger in time.
What should I do with my child's burns?
More than 80% of the injuries caused by burns are caused by residual heat, so the key to first aid is to reduce the damage of residual heat. Flushing with cool water is the most effective way to reduce the hazard of waste heat.
Rinse and soak the wound with cool water (such as tap water) at 15~25 °C as soon as possible for about 20 minutes, which can maximize pain relief and reduce damage.
Don't use ice, this is a misunderstanding of many people. Because ice cubes are applied to the surface of freshly burned skin, it will cause excessive constriction of blood vessels under the sore surface, which is not conducive to recovery.
What should I do if my child ingests by mistake?
1. First of all, see if the child's consciousness is clear, if unconscious, quickly call and send to the hospital. If your child is conscious, induce vomiting as soon as possible.
2. Have your child drink about 300ml of water.
3. After drinking, stimulate the base of his tongue with something not sharp such as a toothbrush handle, that is, the pharynx, causing vomiting.
4. Have your child spit out the water he drinks along with the medicine and poison in his stomach.
5. After spitting up, drink water again, spit it out again, and repeat several times.
Heimlich First Aid Method
First of all, let's learn more about first aid techniques through the pictures below
- In addition to mastering the above first aid techniques, preventing foreign bodies from getting stuck in the throat is the key
Notes
1. Don't eat while crying or laughing.
2. Don't let your child eat while playing or running.
3. Don't eat in moving cars or carts.
4. When children eat, parents should try to be on the sidelines.
5. When the child eats fruit with pits, take out the pits.
Wrong practice
1. Don't pat your child on the back
2. Don't let your child stand upside down
3. Don't give your child water to eat
4. Don't put your hand in your child's mouth and try to remove the foreign object.
- Use the figure below to understand ten foods that are easy to block the trachea, and you must be careful when giving them to your child
What should I do if my child is burned?
If your child is burned, hot and damp clothing should be removed in cold water;
If it is adhered to the skin, do not pull it abruptly, you can use scissors to cut along the wound;
If there are blisters, do not break the blisters to avoid infection. After topical treatment of the burn, cover the wound with a sterile or clean cloth and go to the hospital as soon as possible.
Also remember that do not apply any medicine to your child's wound, especially toothpaste, soy sauce, yellow sauce, alkali noodles, grass ash, etc., which not only do not treat burns, but also cause infection. Once infected, it can be dangerous.
The above are some methods and knowledge of children's first aid. Welcome to like, collect and forward, and don't forget to share it with your family and friends to learn together! Or what other methods do you have, welcome to leave a message in the comment area!