The First Action in The Baby Falls

Be careful not to directly hold him when after the fall. Make sure first how it is!

Age of the baby is a vulnerable period of an accident. When he learned for example, and parents rolled off guard, he could have fallen from bed. For management's handling of cases of babies falling would be required. To be sure, when your child falls, do not just worried about the head, because all his limbs have the same risk for experiencing a crash that could harm. Here's an explanation dr. Anna Tjandra, Sp.A of RSAB Harapan Kita, Jakarta on accident management in children simple, namely:

1. Watching the children directly fell.

• Consider which parts of the body of a child who experienced the impact.
• Remember the fall, whether directly on the floor or knock something new to the floor first.
• Be sure of how many meters height where the child fell and what was to become his landing spot.
• View and pay close attention to the condition of the child. Is it after falling into tears and wiggled all his limbs? If yes, we can just hold to calm him down. After she was calm, just observe.

      + The observation that needs to be done is:

• Search and remember which parts are bruises / bumps / bruises on all members of the baby's body. If you find a lump on the head or bruises on the body, may be treated with topical medications antitrauma. If the the head was not found bruises or bumps, but the baby is crying when held, he immediately bolt to the nearest hospital.
• Try to move your baby's hands, sideways, upwards, downwards, to front, then stretch and lift-lift. If there are complaints sure in the hands of where and when in a position like. this as a material to be reported to the doctor.
• Do the same thing on foot.
• Move the baby's head to the right and left. Try to hold your chin baby's chest gently. If there are complaints listed as reports the doctor.
• Tilt the child body to the left and right. If there are complaints record and report to the doctor.

       + Observation needs to be done for 2 × 24 hours. If within a period that there are complaints, let alone to vomit with burst, immediately bolt to the nearest hospital.
       + Conversely, if after falling in a conscious state but passive (especially not move their limbs) do not lifted. Contact the nearest hospital emergency room or 118 to ask help paramedics. One raised in these conditions can be fatal risk.

1. If you find your child is on the floor.

+ Note the state of infants; consciously or not, was crying or not, can move their limbs or not. If he does not
conscious or unconscious, but passive, remember not to carry her, but immediately ask for the nearest paramedic assistance, emergency room or 118.

+ Notice in a position like what your child when she was found.

• If in a state prone magnitude likely safe. but we must perform around the shoulders, arms, chest and feet. The way the hands move to the top, front, side. If there complaints of pain immediately brought to the doctor. 
• If the state backs. Check and note the areas of the head the back, neck, back, and pelvis, from the sign black or red, until the pains when touched and moved as mentioned above. Make sure the baby does not vomit or decreased consciousness in 2 × 24 hours. If there are complaints bolt to the doctor immediately.
• If the baby was found on his side, right or left. Pay attention and check the head, hands that become the foundation of the body, also the foot. Perform tests as mentioned above. if no complaints immediately bolt to the doctor. 
• If found in a sitting position. Check and make sure the baby is still realized, would cry, and be able to move the limbs. Check the pelvis, there is no sign of bruising, redness, or pain when held or moved. If it does bolt to the doctor immediately.

1. Other tests that need to be done

+In the fall no matter what position your baby, do not forget to do
eye examination. Better to use a flashlight:

+ Still react? when we flashlight eyes, winking, closing
eyes or shock. If you do not bring children to the hospital immediately.

+ Movement flashlight to the right and left, can the baby still follow
beam motion. If not he should be immediately rushed to the hospital.

+ Notice her pupils, whether the pupils are left and right
as big / small when we flashlights one by one. If we both
able to breathe freely. If not, the baby needs to undergo examination
further, such as CT scans.

+Measure and make sure your child how to fall from a height. because
the higher the force of gravity must be stronger attractive
the child. Certainly the effect was even greater.

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