Tag: Pediatrics

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What should I do if I find a foreign body in my child’s nasal cavity?

What if the foreign body enters the child’s nose? 1. Try to let your child breathe with his mouth Do not inhale through your nose to prevent foreign bodies from moving deep into the nasal cavity or even the trachea. Step 2 Blow your nose For older children, the nostrils on the side without foreign bodies can be blocked, and then the children can blow their noses and blow out the foreign bodies. Step 3 Blow If the baby cannot finish blowing his nose by himself, and the foreign body is round objects such as paper rolls, peanuts, beans, etc., and the child can cooperate at the same time, he can try the blowing method to blow out the foreign Read More …

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The child suffered from serious hand injury and broken finger. What should I do?

What if the child’s finger is broken? 1. Call 120 emergency calls immediately Step 2 Hemostasis Observe the section. If bleeding continues, use clean cloth, towel or gauze to press the injured part hard and bind it to stop bleeding. If pressure bandaging cannot effectively stop bleeding, bind the part above the injured part to stop bleeding and relax once every half hour. Step 3 Save the severed finger Wrap the severed finger (limb) with sterile gauze or relatively clean cloth towel. Seal the outside with plastic film. Place it in a clean container with ice cubes around it and transfer it to the hospital with the patient. If the limb is not completely severed, it should be fixed before Read More …

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What should I do if my child suffers from serious hand injury and limb amputation?

What if the child’s limb is broken? 1. Call 120 emergency calls immediately Step 2 Hemostasis Observe the section. If bleeding continues, use clean cloth, towel or gauze to press the injured part hard and bind it to stop bleeding. If pressure bandaging cannot effectively stop bleeding, bind the part above the injured part to stop bleeding and relax once every half hour. STEP 3 Preserve severed limbs Wrap the severed limb with sterile gauze or relatively clean cloth towel. Seal the outside with plastic film. Place it in a clean container with ice cubes around it and transfer it to the hospital with the patient. If the limb is not completely severed, it should be fixed before transfer. Special Read More …

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What should I do if my child falls from a height?

What if the child falls? 1. High-rise buildings fall Avoid moving directly and call 120 immediately. Improper moving may cause further damage. 2. Falling low (bed, chair, sofa) Observation: See if there is rupture, hemorrhage, swollen mass, etc. on the head. Secondly, observe whether the limbs are fractured, bleeding, cyanosis, etc. If there is obvious rupture, bleeding or fracture, You need to go to the hospital in time. If there is no such situation, Continue to closely observe the child, such as whether he is sleepy, quiet and silent, vomiting, etc. When these conditions occur, he should also go to the hospital in time or directly call 120. Treatment for symptoms: After long-term observation, after confirming that the child has Read More …

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The child drowned, what should I do?

What if the child drowns? 1. First of all, ensure the safety of rescuers (parents) Being able to swim does not mean being able to rescue in water, which requires special training. Try to use ropes and life-saving facilities for shore rescue. As many people as possible to rescue each other and avoid individual combat. 2. Treatment of drowning children after being rescued ashore How to deal with it depends on the specific situation of the child. Awake, breathing, pulse. Call 120 now, Then stay with the child and keep warm, waiting for rescue personnel or send him to the hospital for observation. Coma (no response to the call), breathing and pulse immediately call 120. If there are foreign bodies Read More …

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The child got an electric shock, what should I do?

What if the child gets an electric shock? Step 1 Quickly cut off the power first If the power supply cannot be cut off for the time being, immediately use insulated objects such as wooden sticks to separate the child from conductive objects after confirming their own safety. Step 2: First aid If cardiac arrest occurs, artificial respiration and chest compressions are performed (see CPR first aid method for details). 3. Contact 120 The personnel nearby quickly called 120 for help. 4. Wound treatment If there is no cardiac arrest and there is a visible burn wound on the skin surface, simple wound treatment can be carried out: Timely cold compress: when the burn area is not too large, rinse Read More …

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The child suffers heatstroke, how to do?

How to deal with heatstroke? Quickly get out of the high temperature environment and lie down in the shade to rest. Loosen or take off clothes to dissipate heat. You can wipe the bath with cold water, or fan air conditioning and other auxiliary cooling. To supplement a proper amount of water, you can choose cool drinks containing salt. Immediately seek medical treatment when necessary, and at the same time intravenous drip of glucose normal saline. Common Mistakes about Heatstroke 1. Scrap the baby to remove summer heat, The essence of heatstroke is out of control of body temperature regulation. The most important treatment is to cool down, but scraping is not helpful. Step 2 Drink while replenishing water When Read More …

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The child vomited milk, what should I do?

What if the baby vomits milk? 1. Clean up in time For babies under one year old, the development of gastrointestinal function is not perfect. Spitting milk after feeding is a very common phenomenon. Parents should clean it up in time. Step 2: Deal with choking cough If the baby spits milk while drinking, he may choke. When choking milk occurs, he can do this: Don’t erect the baby in a hurry to prevent milk from entering the lungs. When slightly choking milk, side the baby’s face and then gently pat the baby’s back. When choking milk severely, let the baby lie prone on the parents’ legs and pat the baby’s back hard to let the milk flow out. How Read More …

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What should children do if they eat drugs and poisons by mistake?

What should children do if they eat drugs or poisons by mistake? 1. Timely detection If it is found that the drug has been passive, or the child shows symptoms of possible poisoning, such as drowsiness, lip burns, abnormal drooling, vomiting, etc., extra vigilance is required. 2. Determine that type of drug If you take general drugs by mistake and the dose is small, you can let your child drink more water and closely observe your child’s condition. If the dosage of the drug taken is large, toxic or corrosive, you should seek medical treatment immediately. 3. First Aid Before Arriving at Hospital For example, if you take iodine by mistake, let your child drink some starchy liquids such as Read More …

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The child has food poisoning, what should I do?

What about food poisoning in children? 1. Restrict drinking and eating For most food poisoning, it is very important to restrict children’s eating and drinking water in a short period of time, and the disease can generally heal itself slowly. Babies can generally tolerate not taking any food or water for 3-4 hours, while older children can tolerate 6-8 hours. Step 2 Seal up food Seal up the food your child has eaten to prevent more people from being victimized. Step 3 Call for help as soon as possible If the child does not relieve vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms during the period of no diet, or other serious symptoms occur, such as the child’s unconsciousness, tenderness or tingling pain, Read More …