Neglected to take care of children, 2-year-old boy was electrocuted and his heart stopped when he pulled out his phone while it was charging

Cardiac arrest, hand necrosis due to electric shock when unplugging the phone while charging

According to information from Children’s Hospital, baby girl BA (29 months old, in Hanoi) has just received a 29-month-old baby who was electrocuted when she pulled out her phone while it was charging.

Regarding the cause of the electric shock, Ms. Th, the child’s mother, said that the child played with her 5-year-old sister while the family cooked rice.

Seeing that the phone was charging, the child arbitrarily unplugged the charger and was electrocuted. At that time, the baby lay unconscious, pale, left palm black. Fortunately, her sister (5 years old) was riding a bicycle nearby, saw that she was electrocuted, so she ran to call her family and shouted.

The child was rushed to help by a neighbor near the house, then performed first aid to press the heart, then forced the heart to wake up. The family immediately took the child to a local medical facility for emergency treatment and continued to be transferred to the National Children’s Hospital for treatment.

“I was so shocked and terrified. Before that, I also knew of cases of electric shock caused by charging the phone through the radio, but I did not think this would happen to my child.“- Th’s mother shared more.

BS.BS CCII Phung Cong Sang – In charge of Burns Unit – Deputy Head of Orthopedic Department, National Children’s Hospital said, Immediately after receiving the pediatric patient at the poison control emergency department, the child was assessed and treated for cardiovascular risk and risk of acute renal failure.

When the child’s condition was stable, the doctors carried out Necrotizing surgery, skin flap transfer, hand skin grafting (necrotic damage to both fascia muscle and metatarsal bone) to retain the hand both functionally and aesthetically for the child.

“After surgery, the child is now stable, but the recovery of the child still requires a lot of time and effort from the family and the hospital.“, said Dr. Sang.

It is dangerous to leave a charging phone within the reach of small children

According to Dr. Sang, phone chargers often have a voltage converter, which has a very low voltage output. However, if the plug is open, the plug is faulty, it can still be dangerous, this has also been warned many times on the mass media.

“For young children, who are very active, naughty and curious, accidents related to phone charging are not uncommon, mainly due to children playing with their phones while they are plugged in or holding their phones. play while charging,” said Doctor Sang.

Doctor Sang recommends, To avoid tragic and unfortunate accidents that happen to young children related to electricity, parents should note:

– Always unplug the charger from the electrical outlet when not in use, the power outlet must have a protective cover.

– Do not let your child play with the phone while it is charging.

– Place the charging phone out of reach of the baby.

– Make sure the charging cord is properly connected to the power source.

– In the house with young children, parents should always have someone to look after and monitor them carefully.

How to handle when the child is burned by electric shock?

According to Doctor Sang, when a child has an electric burn:

– Separate the victim from the power source (turn off the circuit breaker, use a wooden stick to knock the high current) as quickly as possible, if the child is in distress at a height, it must be arranged to support the child when it falls and take the patient to a well-ventilated place. cool.

– The family needs to conduct a respiratory and circulatory assessment, the child’s consciousness and look for other injuries if there is a fall, to find the right first aid, to avoid injuring the cervical spine or limbs (if any). ) is aggravated.

– If the child stops circulating, perform chest compressions properly and call for medical support.

– Families should only move the patient to a medical facility when the child has received first aid.

– Only conduct the treatment of electric burns when the child does not have a general disorder, should not apply ice, ointment or anything to the burn, just wash the burn and cover it with clean gauze.