Medicines accidentally swallowed by a child require urgent help, what to do at such a moment, said Dr. Yevgeny Komarovsky.
Doctor Evgeny Komarovsky suggested how to act to parents if the child accidentally swallowed the medicine.
According to him, the first thing adults should call an ambulance, in accordance with the specifics of the situation, they can alleviate the child's condition.The child is conscious
Find out how long ago the child took the medicine, if no more than 30 minutes have passed since the moment of swallowing the medicine, it makes sense to induce vomiting.
This can be done in the following ways:
- 1-2 glasses of water or milk, insert two fingers into the throat, on the root of the tongue.
- Give the child charcoal, lay it on its side, and offer milk.
When should you not induce vomiting?
1. The child is unconscious2. He drank medicine a long time ago
3. He could be poisoned with acid, alkali or gasoline. In this case, do not give the victim activated carbon.
Recall
- food poisoning: causes, signs, methods of treatment.
- Butulism: What You Need to Know About Food Poisoning?
