First Aid When Your Child Had A Head Injury And Is Not Breathing
- Posted by MetropolisMom on May 16th, 2008 filed in First Aid For Kids and Infants
Accidents usually happen to babies especially to toddlers. Here are some simple first aids that you can do if your baby had a head injury and is not breathing.
If your child is not breathing, have someone call for help while you follow these steps. Tilt her head back, lift the chin, and pinch her nose shut. Give 2 slow breaths. Breathe until the child’s chest gently rises.
Then check for a pulse at the side of the neck. If the pulse is present but the child is still breathing, give 1 breath about every 3 seconds. Recheck your pulse and breathing about every minute. (For a child younger than 1 year, instead of pinching the nose, seal your lips tightly around her mouth and nose; check for a pulse on the inside of the upper arm, between elbow and shoulder.)
If the child has not pulse, begin CPR: kneel beside the child’ chest. Keep one hand on her head, tilting it back, and the other on her breastbone in the middle of the child’s chest. Then push the chest down and let up, 5 times. Each compression should be about half inches; 5 compressions should take about 3 seconds. Give 1 slow breath. Repeat cycles of 5 compressions and 1 breath for about 1 minute. Recheck pulse and breathing. If there is still no pulse, continue sets of 5 compressions and 1 breath until the child starts breathing or emergency personnel arrive.
CPR for a child younger than 1 year:Place the infant on her back or on a hard surface. Position two fingers on the breastbone and push down about 1 inch on the chest about 5 times. Other directions remain the same.
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May 30th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
That’s great information.
I’m always worried when I’m watching my nephew’s. One time they were playing in one of those small pools made for kids, and my youngest nephew who was just a little toddler at the time couldn’t get out of the water on his own.
That was scary, so I can definitely see how little kids can so easily drown and get hurt. I know that this isn’t exactly about drowning, but it’s still helpful in case anything like this ever happened while I was around.
May 31st, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Hi Charles,
Thanks for visiting metropolismom. I agree with you. Kids especially toddlers should be paid more attention because it is in this stage that they tend to be curious on everything. Sometimes, this curiosity could lead to accident. And it is best for us parents to know the basic first aid for kids.
Cheers!