Children s Family First Aid Guide Protect your baby s health, safety first

Mondo Parenting Updated on 2024-01-31

Data shows that 70% of accidental injuries to babies occur at home. Foreign body suffocation and burns are the main causes of injury and death in babies. In order to prevent problems before they happen, mom must learn family first aid in advance!

Airway foreign body obstruction will cause dyspnea, hypoxia, and even suffocation in a short period of time, and 4 minutes is the first rescue time.

【Under 1 year old】

A combination of back slapping and chest impact is used, with chest compression and impact 5 times, followed by back slapping 5 times, alternating until the foreign body is discharged.

[1-3 years old].

1) Pick up the baby, pinch the baby's ribs on both sides with one hand, put the arm against the baby's chest, and support the back of the baby's neck with the other hand, so that the baby's face down on the mother's knees. Pat your baby's back 1-5 times and observe if your baby spits out the object.

3) If the foreign body has not come out of the above operation, turn the baby over, lie on the hard ground or bed board, the mother kneels down or stands on the side of her feet, so that the baby rides on the mother's thighs, facing forward, and then the mother uses the middle finger or index finger of both hands to put the abdomen under the baby's chest and umbilicus, and press up to compress, the action is gentle and fast, press 5 times to observe the baby's reaction, and repeat until the foreign body is discharged.

Note: Grapes, nuts, jelly, popcorn, hard candy, coins, buttons, fish bones are easy to choke the baby, if the fish bones are stuck, do not use the Heimlich method for first aid, and find an ear, nose and throat specialist as soon as possible.

Rush:Wash with running tap water for at least 15 minutes, keeping warm to avoid hypothermia.

Off :Take off your clothes, if the clothes have been glued to the **, cut off the clothes on the front part, and don't take them off forcibly.

Bubble:Soak the wound in cold water for 10-30 minutes until there is no pain or the pain is significantly reduced.

Cover:When the baby feels less pain, gently cover the wound with gauze to prevent contamination by external dirt.

Send:If the burn area is large or the condition is serious, send the baby to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.

Note:Try to avoid the kitchen where it is easy to cause burns, and avoid hot water, hot oil, concentrated sulfuric acid, flames, steam and other items that are easy to hurt the baby.

In the family, accidental injuries to babies mostly occur at home, especially foreign body suffocation and burns. Learning the Heimlich maneuver allows you to take proper first aid if your baby is choking. For burns, rinsing, soaking, covering the wound and seeking medical attention are key. Parents should pay attention to avoid the baby's contact with items and places that are easy to cause harm to ensure the baby's health and safety.

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