What if the baby falls from the bed?

My friend's baby is learning to stand recently. As soon as he goes to bed, he likes to stand by the bed. The night before yesterday, an adult was not careful. The baby fell from a 50-cm-high bed and landed on his head first. At that time, his forehead was scratched.

After seeing it, my friend rushed up to pick up the baby as quickly as possible.

After the baby's grandmother saw it, she quickly came over and rubbed the wound with her palm. The wound didn't heal. Half an hour later, a bag bulged on my forehead, half the size of a cherry.

The friend was impatient, so he quickly called her husband who was working overtime and sent the children to the hospital together.

Fortunately, the doctor found that the child was fine after examination, but the wound was rubbed for too long, which led to subcutaneous hematoma and required scalp puncture to extract hematocele.

Today, my friend is still guilty: "I shouldn't let my mother-in-law wipe the wound for the steamed stuffed bun, otherwise the child wouldn't have to suffer these crimes."

However, things have already happened, and it is useless to blame the old man. After all, even if we are the mother of the child, we don't necessarily know what to do if the child falls out of bed. Even some mothers don't even know what will happen if their baby falls out of bed.

/kloc-within 0/year, the probability of the baby falling out of bed is very high.

Baby falling out of bed is a high-frequency event. Almost every child has had the experience of falling out of bed or from a height when he was a child.

After children learn to turn over, climb and stand, the risk index of falling out of bed rises linearly. After 1 year-old, children have the ability to climb and often show the phenomenon of "jailbreaking". If you don't stare for a second, the child will "land freely."

The baby falling from the bed can not be ignored, and the consequences may be fatal.

Maybe some experienced mothers will say, "whose baby hasn't fallen off the bed several times, just coax it." You need to fall to get bigger. "

However, many news cases tell us that children fall from bed, but it can be big or small, which may seriously lead to intracranial injury.

Event 1: On September 6, 20 16, an 8-month-old baby in Jiaozhou, Shandong Province fell from a bed half a meter high, suffered massive intracranial hemorrhage and almost died. I gradually recovered after emergency treatment in the hospital.

The doctor in charge of the operation explained that brain trauma is the primary cause of death in children, and falling injury is the most important cause in brain trauma. The hospital can treat 5 to 10 children with falls every day, and perform a severe craniocerebral injury operation every week on average. Most children are under two years old.

Event 2: 20 13, 1 1, a 6-month-old baby in Chongqing fell from a 40-cm-high bed, then vomited several times, and was in poor spirits and very sleepy. The next day, the mother took the baby to the children's hospital for examination and found that the child was thrown with symptoms such as acute obstructive hydrocephalus.

The baby must pay attention to falling off the bed to avoid carelessness.

After reading the news cases, some mothers may be confused: Why did the child fall so high?

In fact, the proportion of infants' heads is very large. Once they fall out of bed, they often land on their heads first.

The doctor said that many parents think that the bed is not high and it is not a big problem to fall. However, the severity of falling bed is not only related to the height of falling, but also related to the location, angle and brain condition of impact. If the child's head touches the ground, the ground is hard stone or tile, even if it is not very high, it may cause serious consequences of intracranial injury.

90% of mothers are wrong in the first step 1 when their baby falls on the bed.

As mentioned above, when the baby falls out of bed, many mothers' first reaction is to immediately rush up and pick up the baby to appease it.

However, this practice was warned by pediatricians that it was wrong! Remind everyone again: this is very! Danger! Danger!

Because after the baby falls out of bed, some injuries can't be seen at a glance, such as dislocation and spinal laceration. Picking up the baby rashly is easy to cause secondary injury and increase the difficulty of treatment.

The correct way is to calmly observe 10 seconds to see how the child's overall mental state is.

1, if the child has such a reaction, parents don't have to worry too much, that is, if the child starts to cry with a "wow", his voice is bright, his eyes are flexible and his limbs struggle hard, he generally doesn't have to worry too much.

At this time, parents can walk over, gently pick up the child and check for trauma, such as redness, bleeding and so on. Generally speaking, after a baby who has not had a heavy fall is comforted by his parents, his mood will return to normal in about 10 minutes or 15 minutes, he will play happily as usual, and then he will drink milk and sleep as usual.

Reminder: Even if the baby behaves normally at first, don't take it lightly. It is best to observe closely for 3 days to prevent children from developing progressive intracranial lesions.

These signals indicate that the child has had a heavy fall and needs to see a doctor in time.

(1) The child is listless, his eyes are dull, and he is not interested in what he was originally interested in.

(2) refusal to eat, loss of appetite, drowsiness or vomiting.

(3) The child is emotionally unstable, irritable, or crying for no reason.

(4) Abnormal body movements, inability to move a certain part, or crying when touched, abnormal coordination and muscle strength, such as slurred speech and incorrect walking;

(5) Abnormal manifestations such as dyspnea or convulsion (even if this performance is short-lived, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination).

Important: If the child falls out of bed and falls into a coma immediately, you should inform the doctor immediately. In the meantime, don't move (including picking up) or shake the child, and wait for the doctor to deal with it calmly.

How to deal with the following situations?

Bruising: you can't rub it! You can wrap the ice with a towel and apply it locally. If you still have swelling and pain after 48 hours, you can apply local hot compress. If the wound pain intensifies and the child's activities are obviously limited, he should be sent to the doctor in time.

Wound bleeding: immediately press to stop bleeding, and press the bleeding point with clean gauze or towel for 5- 10 minutes. Don't open every 1, 2 minutes, the time is too short to stop the bleeding. After stopping bleeding, gently wash the wound with running water and then wrap it with medical gauze. Generally, the wound will heal within 2 to 3 days. However, if the wound is large and deep, and there is more bleeding, it is recommended to immediately press to stop bleeding and send it to the hospital.

Nosebleeds: Don't let the child look up, lest nosebleeds flow to the throat, causing cough and even suffocation.

The correct way is to let the child's head lean forward slightly, hold the junction of the hard bone and cartilage of the child's nose with the thumb and forefinger (about in the center of the nose), and press it for about 10 minutes. If you still can't stop bleeding, or there is more bleeding, send it to the doctor in time.

Convulsion: Convulsions are generally manifested as unconsciousness, rolling eyes, grinding teeth, limb convulsions, vomiting and so on. Never pry a child's mouth open with a hard object, and you don't need to pinch someone!

The correct way is to let the child's head lean to one side and loosen his clothes to avoid bumping and injury. If there is vomit, pay attention to clean the child's nose and mouth in time to keep breathing smooth. It is best to record the appearance and duration of the child's convulsions with a mobile phone, which is convenient for doctors to judge the condition. Send the child to the hospital for examination in time after convulsion to rule out the possibility of intracranial injury.

Don't neglect psychological comfort when the baby falls out of bed.

After the baby falls out of bed, it will be a little scared. At this time, the mother should hug the child more, gently touch ta's body with her hands, and talk to ta gently to calm the child's emotions. Don't blame each other and blame each other for not being optimistic about the baby, otherwise it will only deepen the baby's fear and anxiety.

How to prevent the baby from falling off the bed?

When the baby falls into bed, prevention is more important than the aftermath!

1. When the baby is young, it is recommended to sleep independently in a crib with a guardrail.

2. If mother and baby share the same bed, it is better to put a bedspread on the big bed.

3. It is best to spread soft mats around the bed, such as game mats, thick blankets, foam puzzles, etc. In case the bed falls down, there can be a buffer.

The most important thing is not to leave the baby alone on the bed or sofa without guardrail, even if it is only for a few seconds.

Source: Diary of Expectant Mother's Growth