10 most common myths about

first aid for children(And what you should do instead)

By Appetite For Education

Statistics you need to know

On average, 12,175 children 0 to 19 years of age died each year in the United States from an unintentional injury.

Some of these deaths or injuries could have been prevented with the proper knowledge of first aid procedures.

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What if the first aid procedures you know are inaccurate?

On the next pages you will read 10 common first aid myths and tips what to do instead.

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Choking

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Myth: When a child is choking, get the object with your fingers or shake the object off your child.

Instead: Encourage your child to cough. If it doesn't help, give 5 blows on their back. Still unsuccesful? Put your fist under your child's ribs and deeply but lightly compress their abdominal muscles towards yourself and upwards. In the meantime, ask someone to call the local emergency number.

Nosebleed

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Myth: Tilt the head back to control the nosebleed.

Instead: The proper treatment is to squeeze the soft parts of your child's nose and tilt their head forward, then wait for 10 minutes till the bleeding stops.

Foreign body in the eye

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Myth: Encourage your child to rub their eye when they have a foreign substance in it, so that tears will wash it out.

Instead: Flush the eye with clean water from the nose to the ear. It is recommended to rinse the eye using eye cap or eye kit if you have it.

FROSTBITE

Myth: Rub frostbitten body parts or rub snow on the affected skin.

Instead: Bring your child to a warm place and remove any wet clothes from them. Wrap your child with an emergency blanket and give them warm liquid to drink.

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Seizures

Myth: Put objects in child's mouth to prevent them from biting their tongue and physically restrain them.

Instead: Move any objects away from the child, protect their head and wait till the attack subsides.

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Foreign body in the wound

Myth: Remove the embedded object as soon as possible.

Instead: The most important thing is to immobilize the affected limb. Do not remove the objects from the wound as it can only increase the bleeding. Apply a dressing to stabilize it within the wound.

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Sprain, strain, fracture

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Myth: Apply heat to a sprain, strain or fracture.

Instead: Combat the swelling with cold, not heat. Heat can actually increase the swelling. The best thing you can do is apply ice or a cold compress wrapped in thin cloth for about 20 minutes. Stabilize the wound.

Heat exhaustion vs. heat stroke

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Myth: Heat exhaustion is the same as heat stroke and should be treated similarly.

Fact: Heat exhaustion is most often a result of direct exposure to sun. Heat stroke, on the other hand, is caused by severe overheating of the body and is a life-threatening condition.

Poisoning

Myth: Some people claim you should induce vomiting when your kids swallows a harmful substance.

Instead: Establish what was was taken, how much and when, and call the local emergency number.

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Snakebites

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Myth: Suck the venom of the wound or cut the bite to release the venom.

Instead: Call the local emergency number, limit your child's movement, wash the wound with water and apply a clean dressing.

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