Children are very active. They run, jump, try everything on the tooth. But there are also extremely dangerous situation that can lead to tragic consequences. 5 emergency situations where you need to act without delay.
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baby scalded
Depending on the age of the child, such a situation may be dangerous. For example, children under 3 months are hospitalized in any case. Also required hospital treatment, if burn size is larger than the palm of a child if the burn deep or blisters appear, if there was a chemical burn or burn eyes and joints.
How to help? The roasted part of the body put under cold water. If reddening of the skin can cause a wound healing ointment. If the burn is deep give your child a pain reliever and wait for the ambulance.
The child swallowed a foreign body
This can be very dangerous condition, if the child's breathing is difficult or it is bad breath. In any case, you should immediately call an ambulance.
If the child is not breathing, then do nothing. Put him straight and wait for doctors. If he started to choke, he started to turn blue skin, heartbeat was slow, you need to act quickly. The following video you will see the first aid for an infant.
An older child need to deploy back to him, to clasp at the level of the chest, clenched hand placed between the navel and rib arches, put on top of the palm of the other hand and quickly press the trigger up.
The child hit his head
Fall is always dangerous, if the baby is younger than 6 months, or if the drop height was more than 1 meter. Be sure to call an ambulance. Also show the doctor the baby should be if he lost consciousness, if he wants to sleep, if he over-active, if it is constantly crying and complaining of a headache if vomited.
Child electric shock
Electric shock may cause burns or a violation of the heart. First you need to remove the child from the power source. To do this, either turn off the electricity in the panel or push the child with a wooden dry mop, a wooden chair - a subject which does not conduct current. After the child an electric shock in the first few days you want to check the heart. If the child feels bad, he is lethargic, bad breath - call an ambulance. If the child is not breathing to begin to carry out artificial respiration, but be sure to call the ambulance.
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The child drank household chemicals
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Immediately call an ambulance. Baby lay on its side, slightly move the head back. Induce vomiting, drink a child can not. This can cause an additional response in household chemicals, and during vomiting chemicals can be inhaled and cause a burn there.
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