What medicine should I use when my child falls?

Because children tend to be active, running and jumping, they are prone to bruises or falls. This situation will make parents more worried. First check the wound. If it is not too serious, it is recommended to stop the activity first, let the child stay where he is, and use cold compresses to reduce local swelling. If the wound is more serious, you can go to the hospital for bandaging and cleaning first.

Things to note when you have a bruise, sprain or fall:

1. Do not twist at will

When people sprain their limbs, they often turn or massage them involuntarily. However, in many cases, random twisting will aggravate the symptoms of the injured part. Especially before an accurate diagnosis is made, the sprained part should not be moved casually. If it is a limb, you need to raise the wrist and lift it up to allow the blood to flow smoothly. The correct method is this: if it is an upper arm fracture, it is best to place the arm at the level of the heart; if it is a lower limb, lift the leg to above the knee level.

2. Do not apply hot compress but cold compress

Many of us will apply a hot towel to the painful area after falling or spraining an injury, thinking that this will make us feel more comfortable. However, this is not the right way to do it, because the capillaries are bleeding, and hot compress will cause the blood vessels to dilate further, causing more severe hematoma and slowing down healing. If the injury is a fracture, hot compress should be avoided. Cold compresses can control capillary bleeding. Therefore, it is absolutely not advisable to apply hot compress to the injured area. If you feel unbearable pain, you can use ice to apply cold compress.

3. Apply safflower oil

After the capillaries are ruptured, applying safflower oil will increase blood flow and increase swelling. During the acute phase of injury, that is, within 24 hours, if safflower oil is applied and rubbed, it will aggravate blood oozing and swelling at the injured site. Therefore, safflower oil must be used 24 hours after the injury occurs. It is also not suitable for patients with skin ulcers or allergies.

4. Apply ointment for injuries caused by falls

The injury ointment allows the medicine to penetrate quickly through the human skin, producing the effects of promoting blood circulation, promoting qi, relaxing muscles and dispersing knots. However, if a fracture has already occurred at the sprained site, applying a plaster will only temporarily relieve the surface symptoms. The fractured site will not heal and may be easily dislocated, eventually causing bone deformity.