4 ways to find out if your child has suffered a fracture in an accident
All children require special care, especially when they are babies and do not have the ability to communicate to tell where they feel pain or what upsets them, so parents need to be aware of small signs that sometimes point to large such as a fracture that the child has suffered.
Here are 4 ways to find out if the baby has suffered a fracture:
1. Strong pain at a specific point
When your child feels severe pain at a specific point, try, if possible, to apply the ice. It should be placed on the affected site.
There are cases that it is possible to do the medication at home using the painkiller, however, the child should only be medicated with medical clearance, so it is important to contact the pediatrician first to report what happened.
The time for medication to take effect tends to be at most two hours. If the pain has not passed, it is best to seek help from the specialist.
2. Articulation or limb out of position “crooked”
When the joint or limb is “crooked”, the child should be immediately referred by the doctor. Parents should never try to move or put the affected limb in place, it is up to the specialist to do so.
It is worth mentioning that the child has more flexible bones than adults, so it is possible that they recover much faster than they do in some cases and without surgery.
3. Swelling
When there are no other symptoms of fracture and the affected area is a little swollen, one can try to do the treatment at home, but one must always watch for improvement.
4. A rigid limb that does not move easily
When there is difficulty in moving easily and the child cries of pain, refusing to move the affected site, it points out that perhaps the fracture is more serious than the parents imagined. So it needs to be taken to the doctor right away.
Sometimes the child can even move the affected area, but it is important to observe other signs that indicate that there is a fracture there, such as: touch sensitivity, red or purple area, noise or crack or pain that worsens with any movement.
Parents need to be aware that in cases of emergency there are situations where the child can not be touched abruptly, because this sudden impulse to want to help her can cause a spinal cord injury, leading to neurological problems, and sometimes these problems accompany the child in his adult life.
It may be desperate to see the injured child, however, it is critical that those responsible remain calm, it will make a difference for this child. So do not despair, because the best thing to do in situations where the child has suffered a head, neck, shore and hip injury is to visit the emergency section of the hospital.
Waiting for help is the best you can do for your child, these people are trained and prepared to deal with the situation.
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