Pediatric Emergencies

From? time to time, activities of the children expose them to the possibility to suffer traumatisms and wounds that require professional assistance.

Subsequently we will give some practical counsels which will aid before professional attention can be done.

Cut Wounds

• Any cut injury requires washing with water and common soap.
• Avoid to irrigate and to apply on the area substances as the alcohol, hydrogen peroxide and merthiolate, since is verified that their use in recently suffered injuries is more damaging than beneficial.
• Examine the area of the injury, since is normal that injured in some zones (ej.?Head) they bleed more than other.
• Avoid to place homemade remedies to control the bled (ej.? Onion, vinegar), in this case is more useful to include sterile gauzes and any clean fabric and to make some pressure on the affected area.
• In case of the cut would be deep, would be in the neck region, or the hands, you should go to professional aid in plastic surgery.

Burns

• Withdraw immediately the source of the burn, as well as clothes that at the same time should have been in contact with the substance in question (oils, acid, irritating) clean up with water and soap the affected zone and seek specialized attention.