Ms. Ly (Shandong, China) has a daughter who has just turned 3 this year, named Tieu Man, who is often curious and naughty. One day, after picking up her daughter from kindergarten, Ms. Ly cooked the house in the kitchen, leaving Tieu Man alone to eat snacks in the living room. As we all know, the snacks will contain a heat absorber package so that the food does not get wet and spoiled, but the desiccant is not edible.
For young children, they often don’t know this, like Tieu Man, Ms. Ly’s daughter saw a desiccant pack in the bag of snacks, which aroused the child’s curiosity. Tieu Man took the desiccant package and asked her mother what it was, and Ms. Ly told her daughter that it was a bag containing a absorbent so that the food would not go rancid and not be eaten. However, Tieu Man was still very curious, when her mother wasn’t paying attention, she tore the bag and put it in her mouth to chew, then suddenly burst into tears.
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Ly was startled and ran back to find that the desiccant pack in the child’s mouth had been chewed, and half had been swallowed. She quickly took out the desiccant in her mouth, found it to be a white powder, most likely it was a quicklime desiccant, so Ms. Ly gave the child a large glass of filtered water to drink.
The child was constantly crying and complaining of pain, Ms. Ly brought a bottle of olive oil and gave Tieu Man a few sips and hurriedly took the child to the hospital. After going to the hospital, the doctor constantly praised the mother’s first aid method, because of timely detection, the quicklime was diluted by drinking a lot of water, and olive oil was applied again, so the wound was not damaged. extended. This really saved the child’s life.
If a child accidentally eats the wrong desiccant, what parents need to do is:
Induce vomiting in children
If it is found that the child has mistakenly eaten the desiccant package, the parents must immediately hook all the desiccant particles in the child’s mouth and induce vomiting to clear them out of the child’s stomach and esophagus. However, if the child is already in a coma, parents must not induce vomiting anymore, which can easily cause the child to choke and suffocate. In that case, the parents must take the child to the hospital immediately.
Give your child milk or water to drink
There are 2 types of desiccant packs, the desiccant form with quicklime causes burns to the child’s tongue and esophagus
On the market today, there are two types of desiccant commonly used: moisture-proof beads from silica gel and moisture superposition from calcium chloride powder (also known as quicklime). If children swallow calcium chloride powder, it will cause poisoning, which is a burning sensation in the mouth, ulcers of the lips, tongue and esophagus. Calcium chloride is a strong alkaline chemical, giving milk to children will neutralize its alkalinity, helping to protect the lining of the baby’s oral cavity and esophagus from damage.
In case a child swallows moisture-proof beads made from silica gel, the nature of silica gel beads is chemically inert, so there will be no reaction with the body. Children only need to drink a lot of water so that these particles are fully hydrated, will not interact with the body’s mucosa anymore, then they are excreted through the digestive tract.
Drinking a lot of water or drinking milk is effective in both cases, parents should give the child about 150-240ml of milk.
Quickly take the child to the hospital
After parents perform first aid measures at home, they must immediately take their child to the hospital for a doctor to conduct in-depth examination and treatment intervention if necessary.
Parents can limit the number of accidents that happen to their children by:
Sort objects, place dangerous objects on high
Parents should be aware of items that can be dangerous to children
No matter how busy parents are, parents also need to arrange things neatly and especially not to leave dangerous things within the reach of children. Medicine boxes, knives, scissors, small objects that cause choking… should be stored up high, out of reach of children.
Observe if the child’s range of activities is safe
Children are extremely hyperactive, can find every corner of the house to be naughty. Therefore, parents need to cover the entire range of their children’s play to see if there are any dangerous objects present. If so, parents should put them away to avoid their children eating them by mistake or hurting them.
Teach children what to eat and what not to eat
Children at the age of 3 can understand and remember adults’ words, so parents should sometimes teach their children basic knowledge about what to eat and what not to eat. Parents can hold the desiccant pack in front of the child and insist that it is inedible, then throw it in the trash for the child to see. With this approach, the probability of children encountering danger will be significantly reduced.
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