Fracture of the upper arm above the elbow joint, and then fix the upper arm on the chest after dressing. If you can't find the fixing mater
Fracture of the upper arm above the elbow joint, and then fix the upper arm on the chest after dressing. If you can't find the fixing material for a while, you can also tie the upper arm with the chest with a belt or cloth, cut a small hole in the skirt on one side of the injured limb, fold the skirt up, cover the injured arm and tie it on the first or second button.
If the thigh is broken, put on clothes behind the knee, and then tie the injured limb with the splint with a cloth belt. Fixed materials such as cloth belts can be made from local materials, such as boards, branches, bamboo poles, wooden sticks, cardboard, umbrellas, belts, clothes, etc. If there is really no suitable material, you can also wrap the legs together and fix the injured leg with the uninjured leg.
Leg fracture, but the length of splint only needs to be from above the knee joint to the foot. It should be noted that if you can only send a child with a broken leg to the hospital by yourself, you should try to fix the affected limb first, so as not to aggravate the injury due to broken bone activities during transportation.
Don't try to move your body when you have a broken spine or chest. If a person picks up a child and moves it, the broken bone may damage the spinal cord. When moving, 3-4 people should gently lift the injured person to keep his spine in a horizontal position and gently put it on a hard stretcher or bed board. Others please call 120 immediately. In the process of waiting for the arrival of ambulance personnel, if the child is found to be seriously injured, unconscious or shocked, artificial respiration should be carried out immediately to ensure the safety of the child.
Pay attention, so you may not feel very painful when you are injured. In addition, sometimes there will be fractures or incomplete fractures, especially children's bones are tough, and there will be a "green branch fracture", just like sticking out a green branch in spring, and a part of it is still connected. There may be no abnormality in appearance at this time. If the above situation occurs or it is difficult to determine whether there is a fracture, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis, so as not to delay treatment.
When there is an open fracture (that is, the broken bone pierces the skin) and the wound bleeds, you can use a clean cloth to press the wound to stop bleeding, but don't plug the broken bone protruding from the wound back into the wound to avoid infection.
It should be noted that if the limbs are pale, blue, cold, numb or painful after fixation, it means that the blood circulation is not smooth, which is probably caused by too tight dressing. Should be properly relaxed or re-fixed, otherwise the limb may have to be amputated due to severe ischemia.
Some understandings on the characteristics of children's fractures and their rehabilitation;
● Children's fracture healing is generally faster than that of adults, because children's bones are wrapped in thick periosteum, which helps to repair broken bones quickly. This periosteum will gradually become thinner with age.
● It takes 4-6 weeks for children's femur (thigh bone) fracture to heal, 20 weeks for adults and 2 weeks for infants.
● Children's bone repair ability is very strong, fractures rarely need surgical treatment, and most of them only need plaster fixation.
● Within one year after the child's fracture, parents should take the child to the hospital for reexamination from time to time to ensure that the broken bone is reset correctly and healed well.
Nearly half of children's total bone mass is accumulated before 10 years old. Therefore, in case of fracture, children must be supplemented with calcium-containing foods to promote bone healing.
Having said so much, I wonder if I can help you a little. Finally, to sum up, first aid includes the following steps:
The key first step-roughly judge what kind of injury the child has suffered.
The key second step is to define the first aid method and judge the conditions of first aid.
The key third step-do everything possible to give first aid, especially to ensure the child's life and ensure that the injury will not get worse.
The fourth wise step-after the on-site first aid, immediately send it to the hospital for further treatment.
I believe you will be able to handle different situations and maintain the health of you and your baby.