Never neglect your child even for a second
Recently, the Department of Emergency and Poison Control, National Children’s Hospital has received emergency treatment for a baby boy (32 months old, in Nam Dinh) in a state of lethargy, breathing oxygen mask, his forehead, nose and mouth exudes a lot of fluid. swelling of forehead and left eye after drowning accident.
The patient’s family said, around 6 pm, when his father came home from work and went to the family pond, he discovered the baby floating on the surface of the pond. The boy’s father immediately picked him up and ran around the yard.
While panicking, worrying that he unfortunately slipped, father and son fell to the ground, the child’s head hit the ground, causing his forehead and left eye to swell and bruise.
After being calmer, the baby’s father performed first aid to press the heart, helping the baby gradually regain his breathing, the family hurriedly took the baby to the district hospital and then to Nam Dinh Children’s Hospital, where the doctors continue to conduct emergency and transfer the child to the National Children’s Hospital.
“Normally, my son and sister (7 years old) often play together at home, and his parents work nearby. I never thought an accident would happen to my child, so I was very subjective..
QThrough this incident, I want to remind families with young children like me never to neglect their children even for a second, for a minute, to avoid an unfortunate incident.”, The patient’s father was moved to share.
The child who was expelled from the water was treated at the National Children’s Hospital.
Dr. BS Le Ngoc DuyHead of the Emergency and Poison Control Department, National Children’s Hospital, said that the child was hospitalized in a state of respiratory failure, with signs of nerve damage accompanied by swelling of the forehead and left eye due to a fall.
After conducting emergency and doing clinical tests and CT scan of the brain, he was diagnosed with respiratory failure/broken frontal bone in the left eye socket. After 1 day of active treatment, the child’s health is progressing well, fortunately, there are no neurological sequelae during the emergency cardiac arrest. Children will be discharged to the lower level for further monitoring until their health is stable and they will be discharged home with their families.
Correct first aid when a child is drowning
Dr Duy said that drowning is the leading cause of death from injury in children. If the child is given immediate emergency care, the child can survive a critical attack, but it can also lead to serious complications such as: respiratory failure, pneumonia, or brain damage due to prolonged lack of oxygen or even death. death.
Most children who drown die or leave brain sequelae because they do not receive first aid or give first aid improperly. Therefore, proper first aid technique when a child is drowning is extremely important, deciding the child’s survival. The doctor also pointed out the first aid steps for a drowning child:
– Step 1: Call for help and quickly get the child out of the water by all means.
– Step 2: Place the child in a dry, ventilated place.
– Step 3: If the child is unconscious, check if the child is still breathing by observing whether the chest is moving or not, then take necessary first aid measures such as artificial respiration, chest compressions. …
– Step 4: After the victim wakes up, it is necessary to put the victim in a lying position, put pillows on both shoulders, widen clothes to prevent the child from suffocating again.
– Step 5: Check if the victim has a broken spine or other bone and joint injuries. If present, quickly immobilize the neck with a splint.
– Step 6: Dry the body, change clothes and warm the baby, then quickly take the child to the nearest medical facility for the doctors to handle the next steps. On the way, the family should pay attention to monitor the child’s breathing and circulation. Preferably with the transportation assistance of the 115th Ambulance team.
Should pay attention: in the process of first aid drowning, it is necessary to avoid common mistakes such as turning the child upside down or carrying the child on his shoulder and then running to vomit water, carrying and running will slow down the time of first aid rescue and CPR and increase the risk of drowning. choke. …
In order to reduce drowning accidents for children, especially when summer is approaching, parents can send their children to their hometown or travel, when children come to a new environment, their nature is curious and loves to explore. Parents need to remind children not to play near ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, canals, etc., places with potential drowning risks.
– Do not let children play alone without supervision, cover the jars of water around the house, do not let children play near ponds and lakes, it is best to teach children to swim to avoid unwanted accidents.
– Children going to the pool should be accompanied by an adult, only swimming in places where there are people and rescue vehicles, especially need to comply with the regulations of the swimming pool and swimming area.
– For older children, it is necessary to be educated at schools and families about the risks of accidents and injuries, and how to avoid them.
In particular, each person should equip themselves with the knowledge and skills of drowning first aid to promptly and properly handle emergency situations, avoiding unfortunate consequences.
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