We always say that children thrive on stumbling. Sometimes this is actually a realistic description. In the process of a child's growth, various bumps and bumps are inevitable, and the child grows up little by little in this process.
Recently, Ms. Zheng from Zhangzhou, Fujian Province shared the growth experience of her one-year-old daughter on social platforms, which aroused heated discussions among netizens. In the
video, a little girl is crying in a storm. If you look closely, it turns out that the cause of everything is the big bump on her forehead. In the middle of the little girl's forehead, there is a bump the size of an egg. This is also the reason why the little girl is crying.
According to Ms. Zheng, she took her daughter upstairs to sleep that day. Unexpectedly, her daughter who was walking in front suddenly stopped. Ms. Zheng was thinking about something and did not notice her daughter who suddenly stopped. Ms. Zheng then bumped into her daughter, causing them to trip and fall down the stairs.
Ms. Zheng quickly checked her daughter's condition, and then found that the child had a big bump on her forehead. The family immediately applied grass ointment to the child. After half a day, the bump on the forehead disappeared, and now only bruises remain.
However, after reading Ms. Zheng’s sharing, many netizens expressed their disapproval: “It should be applied with ice instead of rubbing it randomly like this without knowing what the situation is.” “It hurts when you look at it. Parents must watch their children carefully.” “If it is a small bag, you can apply medicine, but for such a big bag, shouldn’t you go to the hospital for a checkup as soon as possible?”
After a child learns to crawl and walk alone, the little one becomes more and more lively and active. Parents often bump into their children accidentally, or fall from high places such as beds and sofas. Seeing their children cry heartbreakingly, as parents, in addition to feeling distressed, we also blame ourselves for not protecting our children well.
Of course, as parents, it is our responsibility to take protective measures to protect our children from injury, but after all, parents cannot watch their children 24 hours a day, and sometimes accidents are inevitable. Therefore, in addition to taking preventive measures, it is also very important for parents to learn how to deal with emergencies and avoid secondary harm to their babies.
1. Do not pick up a fallen child immediately
When most parents see a child falling and crying, the first reaction is to pick up the child to comfort them, but this approach is actually wrong, because when we cannot determine whether the child is injured, rashly picking up the child is likely to cause secondary injury to the child.
When a child falls or falls from a height, the correct approach for parents is to stay calm and do not pick up the child immediately. First, observe the child on the spot for 10 to 20 seconds to see if the child is conscious, has mobility impairments, or is bleeding, etc. After ruling out these conditions, pick up the child to comfort him.
2. If you observe that your child has the following conditions, you must seek medical attention as soon as possible.
1. Symptoms of brain injury include crying because of pain or fright after falling. This is a normal pain stress response for the child, so parents do not need to worry too much. On the contrary, if the baby becomes fussy after falling, becomes pale and blue, becomes unconscious, has weakened or no breathing, foams at the mouth, has convulsions or is drowsy, etc., it is likely to be a sign of brain damage, and parents must call 120 for emergency treatment as soon as possible.
2, heavy bleeding
If the child has trauma after falling and the wound is bleeding rapidly and heavily, parents can first use clean gauze or sterile gauze to press the wound to stop the bleeding, and at the same time, call 120 or go to the hospital for medical treatment as soon as possible.
If it is nosebleeds , parents can help the baby stay standing or sitting while keeping the head tilted forward. Parents can press the baby's nose with their hands and hold it for more than 10 minutes to help stop the bleeding. If the bleeding cannot be stopped after more than two attempts, parents should take their children to the hospital for medical treatment as soon as possible.
3. Symptoms of hip or spinal injury appear
After the baby falls, parents can first observe whether the child's limbs and body can move normally without moving the baby to determine whether the baby has spinal injury or fracture.
If the baby's limb movements are limited or weakened, parents can gently touch the child's hands and feet. If the child cries violently, resists, or does not respond to touch, parents should call 120 as soon as possible, and while waiting for 120 to arrive, do not move the baby at will to avoid secondary harm to the baby.
If after preliminary observation, the baby does not have the above symptoms, then the parents can pick up the baby to comfort them.
But this does not mean that it will be fine. Parents should continue to observe it for 24 to 48 hours.
If the baby is in good mental condition and has no abnormalities during this period, then the brain damage can basically be eliminated. On the other hand, if the baby shows signs of malaise, lethargy, poor appetite, repeated vomiting, anisocoria, or nosebleeds, parents must take the child to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible.
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