Original | Pregnancy
Taking care of a newborn baby really requires a 12-point spirit, and there is no room for a little carelessness.
If you don't pay attention, it may hurt the baby.
On May 5, in Yantai, Shandong, a 22-day-old newborn baby fell on the ground and fractured the top bone of the head because her sister-in-law was napping while hiccuping.
According to her mother, the confinement sister-in-law was hired through the platform for 10,800 yuan and hired for 26 days.
At about 1 a.m. on the day of the incident, the mother handed the baby to the confinement sister-in-law to burp after breastfeeding, who knew that the confinement sister-in-law dozed off, causing the baby to fall headfirst to the ground.
Going to the hospital for examination, the baby was diagnosed: fractured parietal bone.
After treatment, the doctor recommends observing the situation and reviewing it within six months.
Head injuries are the most secret and incalculable, and parents mean that they hope that the platform and confinement sister-in-law will be responsible for the health problems that occur during the child's half-year observation period.
However, the platform is only willing to refund the unfinished service fee, reimburse the inspection fee and compensate 1 to 2,000 yuan, and also requires parents to promise that they will give up their right to sue if their children have health problems in the future (parents refuse).
The confinement sister-in-law is only willing to pay a one-time compensation of 20,000 yuan, and is unwilling to be responsible for the health problems of the child within half a year.
At present, parents are ready to go through the legal process.
After the news was exposed, many netizens said:
"To tell the truth, I never worry about bringing my child to others."
"Really don't think that everything is fine with a confinement sister-in-law, and it is not recommended that confinement sister-in-law arrange too much work, otherwise you will be too tired and take the child."
"This month's sister-in-law is really careless, can't you put the baby down and sleep again when she is sleepy? It's really dangerous to sleep with the baby and drop the baby head-down to the ground! The baby's skull is very soft, and the baby is not the back of his head falling to the ground, otherwise he will definitely be unconscious on the spot! ”
Yes, the child falls on the head, and the consequences can really be serious.
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1-year-old baby falls off the couch
Causes cerebral hemorrhage and severe coma
Young babies are top-heavy, and because of this, once they fall, the most serious injury is the head.
In Shangqiu, Henan, a 1-year-old baby accidentally fell off the sofa and landed his head on the ground, and the baby was unconscious at that time.
Mom never expected that she would turn around and the baby would fall so badly.
Source: Weibo @ City Report
The pregnant mother brushed a video in the mother's group a while ago, and after watching the video content, it was really heartbreaking.
In the video, the grandmother is holding a 1-month-old baby, maybe the grandma is too tired, the baby suddenly slipped from her arms, and her head fell heavily on the ground....
Image source: @河南乡村频道
That fall actually killed the child, because the fall on the head caused serious brain damage, and the baby eventually died because of ineffective rescue...
This result will be a pain for their family for a lifetime.
For babies with small heads, parents and caregivers should really be careful to protect them.
If an accident occurs, if the child falls with his head on the ground, it is not a minor injury once the accident occurs.
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Why does a fall cause such serious injury?
Many mothers may have questions in their hearts: why are stools, sofas, and beds obviously not high, how can they lead to such serious consequences?
This is because the head of infants and young children accounts for a large proportion, and it is easy to "hit the ground" when falling, which will cause a huge impact on the child's skull, and there may be concussion, skull fractures and other situations.
And if the child's head hits the ground first, and the ground is a very hard floor or tile, even if it is not very high, it may cause serious consequences of intracranial injury.
What's more dangerous is that intracranial injuries sometimes have no obvious trauma, so parents may not be able to see the problem at the first time.
However, intracranial injuries develop quickly and are severe, and when symptoms are evident, the situation is very serious.
Therefore, parents: must do a good job of safety measures prevention, if the child falls accidentally, do not judge the baby's injury according to the height of the fall, do not feel that there is no skin trauma is not the same thing, this is very dangerous.
Once an intracranial injury is delayed in the best time for treatment, it will kill the child.
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The child falls to the head, don't rush to pick it up!
As soon as they heard the child Duang fall to the ground, parents would pick up their children for the first time and ask:
Where did it hit? Let me see?
Where did it fall? Hurry up and rub it up!
However, if the child's head, neck, and shoulders are severely traumatized, moving easily may cause secondary injury.
Therefore, in the face of a child falling and falling, do not immediately pick up the child, the first thing we have to do should be observation.
First: observe in situ for 20 seconds
In order to prevent secondary injury, parents should not pick up the baby immediately after falling, but observe the baby on the spot for 20 seconds, and pay attention to the following conditions of the baby:
●Observe your baby's landing position, which is important to check your baby's injuries.
●If your baby's limbs land on the ground, see if there are abnormalities in body movements, whether there is a part that cannot move, or cry when touched, and whether there are abnormalities, such as slurred speech and improper walking.
●Watch your baby for active bleeding or hematoma, and carefully check for fall injuries.
●Touch the baby's limbs and torso with your hands, if you find that you are crying particularly badly when you touch something, don't be careless, there may be a fracture!
Second: Observe for other abnormalities
Some symptoms may not appear until a few hours after the fall. If your baby has abnormal restlessness, lethargy, jetty vomiting, abnormal behavior, uncoordinated movements, etc., he needs to go to a children's specialist hospital immediately.
Third: Continuous observation for 2-3 days
After the fall, the baby seems to be as usual, parents can not take it lightly, generally need to observe 48-72 hours, pay attention to feeding and daily nursing observation, if the child is normal, in the next day or two there is no abnormal behavior, eating, drinking, playing, sleeping, etc. can be carried out normally, then there is basically no problem.
Fourth: Properly handle the baby's skin trauma
●If the skin bleeds, press with gauze or a clean towel to stop the bleeding.
●Within 72 hours, apply a cold compress to the injured area for 15 minutes each time to reduce subcutaneous bleeding, and after 72 hours, apply a warm compress to help absorb the effusion.
●If the baby has heavy bleeding, bleeding continues, or if the ear canal bleeds or has limb movement disorders, he should be sent to the hospital in time.
Fifth: Don't do it:
●Do not apply sesame oil and other home remedies to reduce swelling: If there is a wound, applying something casually can cause infection, and sesame oil has no effect on reducing swelling.
●Do not apply heat immediately and repeatedly rub the lump: If it causes a hematoma within 48 hours of bumping, enlarge the lump, do not rub!
Sixth: These 9 situations should go to the hospital quickly
●The drop height is high and falls on a hard object. For example, infants and young children fall more than 90cm, children over 5 years old fall height of more than 150cm, call the emergency number as soon as possible.
●Loss of consciousness. If your child loses consciousness, call 120 immediately, if this is the case, do not move the baby casually unless the baby is in danger of vomiting or being injured more seriously, and if the baby is not breathing, give your baby baby CPR immediately until the baby is helped to breathe easily.
●Unstoppable bleeding. The head has a noticeable dent or bulge, and the wound bleeds heavily, and the bleeding cannot be stopped after more than 10 minutes.
●Vomiting, convulsions. No appetite or more than 3 vomiting episodes for no apparent reason.
●Fractures. Significant limb deformation, such as bent wrists, or uncoordinated arms or legs.
●Concussion. Persistent vomiting or extreme lethargy, abnormal behavior, language, vision, motor skills.
●Brain injury. Such as changes in pupil size and abnormal eye movements.
●Prolonged crying or screaming. This may mean that your child has an internal injury, such as bleeding in the abdomen.
●Slurred speech and memory loss. Babies who originally could talk appeared to be obviously unclear about speech, and older children began to have memory loss or confusion.
Note: Whether the baby falls, or the older child falls or hurts, do not relax within 48 hours, and continue to observe!
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Prevention is always greater than cure
Keep in mind the key points to prevent your child from falling!
A horrific set of statistics from Safe Kids Global tells us that 61.2% of unintentional injuries among children occur at home, with falls/falls accounting for the largest proportion at 25%.
Therefore, prevention is very, very important, and the following safety measures should be kept in mind by every parent:
● Hold the child correctly. The baby's head and neck are very fragile, TA can not support themselves, if the adult does not protect the baby's head and neck, the baby is easy to lean back, this action is very dangerous.
● Never leave your little one alone on a bed or couch without guardrails.
● Watch for your child sitting in a high chair, shopping cart, and stroller. Be sure to secure your child with a seat belt and never leave your child sitting in the shopping cart for a moment, not even for a moment.
● Do a good job of safety measures for stairs. Falling from the stairs can cause injury to the child's head and neck, so be sure to install a protective fence on the stairs and be sure not to leave the child to play at the entrance of the stairs.
● All balconies and windows in the home should be safeguarded. Install protective fences, if the window is equipped with an escape window, be sure to lock it, and the windows and balconies must not let debris go up to prevent children from climbing up.
● Do not use walkers for infants and young children, walkers often overturn, there are great safety risks.
● Make sure your child wears a helmet when learning to ride, and mom and dad lead by example.
● When children play on slides or climbing frames, make sure that there are energy-absorbing shock-absorbing protective surfaces under the play equipment, such as wood chips, rubber chips, sand or rubber pads.
●Lay mats around the bed and in areas where your baby often plays. To prevent the risk of falling into bed and falling to the ground, it is necessary not only for adults to take good care, but also to protect themselves and lay a floor mat just in case.
● Be sure to place the children's bed in the safest place. Children's beds must not be near windows or furniture, children can easily climb out with the help of furniture or window sills, it is too dangerous.
This knowledge is transferred to every family member!