How important is First Aid For Kids At Home

 

How important is it to know First Aid at home in the case of Kids?

When your child is sick, you feel a powerful drive to comfort and help him, but you often have no idea what is wrong. When your child is ill or hurt, dozens of questions immediately flood into your mind. 

Keeping in mind your feelings, below are some special reasons are after which First Aid for Kids at home.

Family Essential First Aid Kit

In order to ensure the health of the family, every family must have a first aid kit and medicine box for emergency needs. But I believe not many people know where the two are.

The difference between First Aid Kit and Medicine Box :

A first aid kit is used to store some urgent items in the event of an accident. It should be placed in a place that is convenient for use as much as possible. The medicine box is used to store home medicines and should be kept out of the reach of children.

Follows-The contents of the Family First Aid Kit :

The First aid kit first aid supplies should be complete, but not too many. The first aid kit should include:

1. Hemostatic Tape 
2. Disinfecting Dressing
3. Tape
4. Elastic Bandage
5. Triangle scarf
6. Pin
7. Eye Dressing
8. Thermometer
9. Memo Pad and Pencil
10. Gloves and Flashlight
11. A basic First Aid Manual and a list of Emergency Service Telephone Numbers

The contents of the family medicine box:

1. A small amount of commonly used drugs do not require a doctor’s prescription, such as fever and pain relievers, cold and cold medicines, stomach pain medicines, antidiarrheal medicines, and cough syrups.
2.  A small number of external medicines, such as disinfectant syrup, fire wine, and red/blue syrup, etc.
3. All medicines must be clearly labeled, and the expiry date must be noted before use.

Summary: To ensure the health of the family, each family should have a first aid kit and medicine box for emergency needs and in between, make sure that the items in the box are usable or not i.e. the expiry date.

First aid for Kids-Scalds/Burns

When a curious child begins to continuously explore the surrounding things, it will inevitably cause certain accidents, causing burns or burns. In addition, household accidents or traffic accidents can also cause similar situations.

The skin damage caused by high-temperature burns can be divided into the following three degrees. When the first-degree burns, the skin is red and painful, the second-degree burns can be seen with epidermal blisters, and the third-degree burns are grayish-white or charred and felt when touched. The epidermis feels numb.

First aid for burns should be based on the overall condition of the child. If the child has no breathing and pulse due to an accident, he should immediately undergo cardiopulmonary resuscitation. When the critical situation is stabilized, the burn should be treated. Make prompt processing.

If the burned part is on the palms of the hands, feet, and fingers, it can be washed or soaked in cold water directly under the faucet. If it is a large burn, you can cover the affected area with a clean and moist cloth, let it cool down slowly, and then replace it with another wet cloth to take turns dissipating heat.

If children’s clothes are still sticking to the burned skin, it is best not to try to remove them. At the same time, do not apply grease, cream, or ointment to the affected area. Do not put ice cubes directly on the affected area to avoid aggravating the burn.

Summary: Do not keep any such flaming things and hot items around the child. God doesn't do it, if any accident happens then do first aid if the burning is deep then contact the doctor immediately.

First Aid for Kids-What should I do if my child burns his throat?

Burns are common injuries among children. In addition to skin burns, throat burns also often occur. Especially when the weather is cold, parents will let their kids drink hot drinks to keep warm, but kids often don’t know how to tell the degree of hotness, so they pour into their stomachs at once, which can easily burn their throats.

Danger from strong acid and alkali solutions :

In addition to hot water, children who accidentally swallow strong acid and alkali solutions can also cause throat burns. Because the protective function of the larynx of children is not fully developed, they do not know how to spit out fluid immediately after being burned. On the contrary, they will only cry and make the lungs breathe faster, causing more extensive burns.

Throat scalds can be fatal :

After throat scalds, it will cause difficulty swallowing, followed by fever. Scalded throat cell mucosa will appear edema, erosion, ulcers, and other phenomena. In severe cases, the cell tissue will die. The throat of a child is relatively small, and once edema occurs, it may cause difficulty in calling and suffocation to death.

First-Aid :

• Once it is discovered that a child’s throat has been traumatized, parents should first comfort the child with a good word to prevent them from continuing to cry and scream, spreading the burned part.
• Children who swallow strong acid by mistake can drink milk to neutralize the acid, and then be sent to the hospital for treatment immediately.
• Children who accidentally swallow strong alkali solutions can drink orange juice, lemon juice, or applicable vinegar to neutralize the alkalinity, and seek medical advice immediately.

What to do?

1. To prevent children from scalding their throats, parents must pay attention to the importance of home safety.
2. Hot water bottles, strong acid or alkali solutions should be kept out of the reach of children to prevent them from taking it by mistake. 
3. When Children drink hot drinks, parents should try to reduce the first degree of boiling hot drinks.
4. Children’s throats are relatively fragile, and the heat that adults can withstand may also cause scalds to children. Therefore, parents should wait until hot drinks become less hot before giving them to children.

Summary: Children's throat scalds can be large or small, and severe cases can lead to death from suffocation. How should parents deal with their children's injuries? How to minimize trauma? You can know one or two after reading this article.

 

 How to do First Aid for Kids Who Drowning in Water?

When a child is drowning, if the water is not deep and you can swim, you can immediately jump into the water and go for the rescue. If you are in a river or a deep swimming pool, if you can't swim, you should throw objects that will float on the water for the child to catch and call for help at the same time.
After the child is rescued, if he is still awake and vomiting, he should put his body to one side and help clear the dirt in the mouth. If the child has lost consciousness, you should detect breathing and pulse, if not, immediately follow the cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures for artificial respiration and cardiac massage. Unconscious children are not much help in the upside-down position. Instead, cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be performed as soon as possible to save lives.
Even children who wake up after artificial Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation must closely monitor their breathing and pulse and be sent to the hospital for observation and treatment.

Summary: Sometimes children are playful and accidentally fall into the water, and adults present must deal with it calmly.

First aid for Kids-Bleeding

Bleeding is also one of the common pediatric emergencies. Its severity can range from mild finger injuries to arterial bleeding in life-threatening traffic accidents. How to deal with this type of emergency is very important.

First of all, the severity of bleeding should be judged. Mild and slow bleeding can cause panic and cry in children. Rapid bleeding can cause shock symptoms, such as rapid breathing, decreased mentality, rapid and weak pulse, and sometimes fluid Cold sweats, nausea, and even coma.

What to do:

The rescuer should first check the child’s respiratory tract, respiration, and pulse. If there are no signs of the above, he should immediately proceed with the steps of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Then you should quickly stop the bleeding. First, use a clean cloth or gauze to stop the bleeding on the injured hand and foot. If there is no unstable fracture or other factors, try to raise the affected area to a level higher than the heart level. The position helps to stop bleeding.

Use hemostatic tape to control bleeding: 

If after the above steps, the blood flow still does not stop, the hemostatic tape can be used to control the bleeding in the hands and feet. The method is to use a slender cloth, which is closer to the heart than the wound and tying it forcefully, which can effectively prevent continuous bleeding. But avoid too much pressure on the tie, and make the skin of the distal part become pale. If this happens, reduce the pressure until the skin returns to rosy. At this time, the blood circulation of the distal skin should be closely monitored, the tourniquet should be loosened if necessary, and the child should be sent to the hospital for further treatment as soon as possible.

⚠ caution: In case of severe bleeding and swelling due to severe damage, you need to go to the hospital

Summary: The best way to stop bleeding is to apply direct pressure to the injured area. If you have sterile gauze or pads, you can use them. Optionally, you can use a sanitary napkin, a clean handkerchief, or even your bare hands when you have nothing. If you continue to press directly for 5 to 10 minutes, the bleeding will stop within a few minutes in most cases.

 

First Aid for Kids-What should we do if foreign objects enter the ear and nose?

Sometimes flying or crawling insects will break into the child’s ears and cause anxiety in the child. Parents or caregivers can first shine a flashlight into the child's ears, and use light stimulation to induce insects to come out. If it is unsuccessful, you can drop a little olive oil or tepid water into the child's ears. After the ear tubes are lubricated, tilt his head to the side with the insect ears down. Pat or shake his head gently to allow the insects to flow out with the oil or water.

Sometimes kids inject plant matter, such as beans or seeds, into their ears and nose. Removing this is important, as it will absorb moisture and grow, making it difficult to remove the foreign material over time. In this situation, you should see an otolaryngologist as soon as possible.

If the above methods do not work, or other foreign objects enter the ear and nose, you should consult a doctor. The doctor will take it out with a small device under direct light irradiation.

⚠ caution: Do not dig blindly, which may damage the ear canal or nasal cavity., Causing bleeding.

How to give First Aid to Kids with Spasms? 

Children with high fever or children with epilepsy sometimes experience convulsions. Adults who encounter this type of situation for the first time are sometimes frightened and unsure how to deal with it.

Symptoms: 

In children with convulsions, they usually suddenly lose consciousness, turn their eyes up, clenched their teeth, or shout, fall to the ground, their hands and feet are tight, and then they twitch involuntarily; their lips become purple, and the mouth foams. Sometimes there will be incontinence. Depending on the severity of the condition, this kind of large-scale cramps can last from tens of seconds to several minutes. Then everything will calm down slowly, and the child will remain in a coma for a short period of time, and then gradually return to a normal state.

What to do?

• Therefore, when children have spasms, keep their heads calm and don't panic. Be careful not to restrain the child, but move the neighboring furniture objects away to prevent the child from being injured. Do not deliberately pry open the child’s mouth, or try to put in some objects to separate the child’s upper and lower mouth, because this may not only cause the rescuer’s finger to be bitten, but also may cause the child to accidentally inhale these objects and block them in. The trachea, causing suffocation.

• When the attack occurs, the child's body can be placed on the side, and the child should be checked for breathing and pulse after the spasm stops. If breathing stops, artificial respiration and cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be performed immediately.

Anti-Convulsant Drugs to useful:

Sometimes children’s parents have some anti-convulsant drugs. If the convulsions are too long, they can be inserted into the child’s anus, which can help stop the convulsions as soon as possible and stabilize the child’s state. The child should be sent to the hospital for further treatment and observation.

Summary: Spasms generally refer to a state of hypertonia or hypertonia and are expressed as an increase in muscle stress that increases in the ratio of the rate of muscle extension. spasms are one of the typical symptoms caused by diseases or injuries of the central nervous system, such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, and neoplasia.

First Aid for Kids-How to deal with Children's Choking (Suffocation) accidents? 

When a child eats or accidentally puts a foreign object in his mouth, sometimes the foreign object may accidentally enter the airway. At this time, due to the body's natural reflex function, the child begins to cough sharply. In most cases, the foreign object can be coughed out to relieve the obstruction of the airway. However, in a few cases, the cough may not be effective due to the deep penetration of the foreign object. At this time, the child may not cry, or only hear the wheezing sound during inhalation, and the severe lips gradually turn purple and blue. This kind of choking is a pediatric emergency, and it may be life-threatening if it is not treated promptly and effectively.

For under 1 year child:

If it is a baby under one year old, so put the baby's head and feet upside down on the knees, fix the baby's neck and torso with one hand, raise the other palm, and pat the baby's shoulder blades five times.

For over 1 year child:

If it is an older child, kneel or squat behind the child, make a fist with one hand, with the palm facing inward, and place it between the child’s belly button and sternum, and hold the fist with the other palm, and then gently move down Press up quickly, a few consecutive times, until the child can vocalize or spit out foreign objects. Sometimes the foreign object cannot be spit out or coughed up, but the situation has improved greatly. The reason may be that the foreign object has been swallowed or fell into the lungs. In this case, you should see a doctor see if the foreign body has been completely removed from the airway or lungs.

Note: If the above first aid methods are ineffective and the child is in a state of suffocation, start first aid according to the procedures for handling cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and call an ambulance to the hospital for treatment at the same time.

Summary: Always be careful in the matter of children. Make sure that the child is not putting any hard things in the mouth. If some unwanted situation happens, do not panic, try to control the situation with your understanding. If the condition is very bad immediately take the child to the nearest health center.

(This information is for reference only, please consult your doctor for appropriate diagnosis and treatment.)