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28-month-old baby broke tendons, broken bones because of automatic movements

Recently, automatic doors and rolling doors have been chosen by many families because of their aesthetics and convenience. However, automatic doors are potentially dangerous for children, especially young children.

Recently, the Pediatric Orthopedic Department – National Children’s Hospital received a number of cases of pediatric patients who had accidents and injuries caused by automatic sliding gates at home.

The most recent case of admission is baby DP (28 months old, in Hanoi) who was admitted to the hospital with a broken right foot due to the foot being clamped into the family’s automatic sliding gate.

Exploiting the medical history, the patient’s father said: My family has an automatic sliding gate so that we can stay in the house with remote control. However, about 19:30 in the evening before being admitted to the hospital, the family was having dinner when an acquaintance took the child over to play, at this time her 9-year-old sister pressed the button to open the door. Due to the design of the automatic sliding gate that slides back and forth, it makes the baby very curious and excited to stand up and swing along the gate.

“Every time when opening and closing the door, I was there to remind my son not to climb up the gate, this time because the family did not notice. When they saw her crying, everyone ran to the place where they found her foot stuck in the gate. Fortunately, after the accident, family members were right there! If someone has or knows someone who has this type of door please be careful. Immediately after the accident of my son, my family immediately removed the gate to avoid a similar accident in the future “- the patient’s father added.

28-month-old baby broke tendons, broken bones because of automatic doors
Doctors care for children.

Doctor Nguyen Vu Hoang – Pediatric Orthopedics Department, National Children’s Hospital, who directly operated on pediatric patients said: Immediately after receiving the pediatric patient at the Emergency Department of Anti-toxicity, the doctors immediately examined the patient. pediatric patients and professional consultation with the leader of the Pediatric Orthopedic Department.

The doctors determined that the child’s right foot was crushed, broken 2 metatarsal bones II-III, ruptured extensor tendon I-II-III, and a skin defect exposed the dorsal tendon. The patient was quickly taken to the operating room to be treated by debridement of the necrotic wound, removing the crushed tissue. Reconnect and restore tendons, blood vessels… to retain the foot both functionally and aesthetically for the child.

Doctor Hoang said: “After surgery, the child is now stable, however, because the foot has broken tendons, the patient will have to undergo physical therapy to recover gradually.”

According to Dr. Hoang, automatic sliding doors and gates are now no longer a strange term for many people. With the development of modern smart and convenient equipment, automatic control sliding gates are more and more known and installed by more and more people.

However, most of us will not expect that these doors can cause extremely dangerous accidents, especially for young children, due to their curious, hyperactive, naughty nature. love to explore around.

“In the case of the above pediatric patient, the cause of the child’s accident was the automatic sliding gate of the patient’s family that incorrectly installed the infrared sensor to the outside, but did not install it inside to sense people or vehicles coming. close to stop opening and closing” – Doctor Hoang said.

Safety tips for parents to prevent accidents and injuries to children

Doctor Hoang said that in order to prevent accidents and injuries to children, especially during the summer holidays, parents need to take care of their children of all ages. Focus on child safety programs at home and in the community.

Dr. Hoang especially noted:

If the family uses automatic doors and gates, to ensure the safety of children, parents should pay attention to the quality of automatic doors that the family uses, should choose reputable and high-quality rolling door brands. In addition, adults should install smart automatic devices, they know to stop and alarm when encountering obstacles.

To avoid unfortunate accidents to children, it is recommended to install infrared sensors to identify the inside of the gate, not to install it outside, so that when the children approach from the house, the infrared lights detect and stop the gate. Run on rails in time.

While using automatic doors and gates, parents need to absolutely watch over small children.

Parents should pay attention to carefully observe the obstacles when controlling the door, absolutely do not take their eyes off when controlling the door, automatic gate.

In addition, parents must always have someone to take care of their children when they eat, sleep, and play.

Children must be regularly taught not to climb when there are no adults around, do not allow children to stand on chairs or unstable objects.

Do not let children under 10 years old look after children under 3 years old.

Furniture in the house must be neatly arranged, sure….

When there is proper attention and reminders from parents, it will help children to absorb well, contributing to the prevention of unfortunate accidents that may happen – Dr. Hoang recommended.

Khanh Chi

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