Drowning is a major cause of death in children. The main factor that increase the chances of being survive is the first aid before sending a child to a doctor as soon as possible. To understand how to prove the first-aid for safety correctly and not causing harm to children here is information for you.
How to do The First-Aid to Keep Your Kids Safe
There are steps and precautions as follows:
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- The first thing to do when children are drowned is doing a situational assessment. People who want help need to see how much they can help or what they can help or whether they can be able to help themselves or not. Do not forget to call ambulance to save the kids in time.
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- out from the water. Keep the body on a flat to let it dry and secure. Do not hold the baby on your shoulder to remove the water as that is totally incorrect then try to assess the symptoms in order to prepare for further help.
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- Be careful while carrying the body as it may affect the neck or sensitive part of the body while moving children.
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- Dangerous Sign and Solution
- If a child stop breathing but the pulse still works, gives an air through mouth to stimulate respiration by breathing in 1 time, every 3-5 seconds. Evaluate the symptoms every 2 minutes.
- Dangerous Sign and Solution
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- If you feel like there is no sign of pulse working, immediately do resuscitation by pressing on the chest 30 times alternating with ventilation two times repeatedly then evaluate symptoms every 2 minutes.
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- f the child regain consciousness , let him lay on a side set the head upward to let the air get through the respiratory tract then take a kid to a hospital as fast as possible.
When a child regains consciousness, why is it necessary to take them to hospital?
It is important to send your child to the hospital whereas, in drowned children abnormal symptoms or complications from lack of oxygen, acidic blood transformation,choking or lung infections. As a result, they cause unusual gas exchange within the body. In addition, it can result in other infections to different organs such as sinusitis,meninx including abnormalities of minerals in the body. Therefore, parents need to realize and see the importance of examination in the hospitals for safety.
How to Prevent Children from Drowning?
For families with children, whether small children or older children. It is important to set up a safety home-environment such as a water container near the house water tank, basin, etc. You should not leave the child alone around the area. When there are activities playing with the water such as swimming. The parents have to take care of the children closely with the correct knowledge of the first aid.
Dr. Wichuta Srisukhon
Pediatrician
Pediatric Center Phyathai 2 Hospital
Call +66 617-2444 ext. 3219-3220
