What to do if a child dislocates his arm

Dislocation is mostly caused by some small details that are not paid attention to in daily life. When pulling your child, you cannot control the strength well. Using too much force may cause the child's arm to be dislocated. After a dislocation, you cannot move around randomly. Many people suffer more serious consequences because they do not know some common knowledge about dislocation. Let us now understand what to do if a child’s arm is dislocated?

If it has been confirmed that the child has a dislocated joint, the dislocated limb should be immediately fixed properly with a towel folded into a triangle and the child should be sent to the hospital.

When a joint dislocation occurs, the first thing to do is to calm down and fix the dislocated part into the most comfortable position. You can apply a cold towel to the affected area and then go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. The sooner a joint dislocation is reduced, the better. The longer the dislocation lasts, the more difficult it is to treat.

For children who have been dislocated for more than 24 hours or have a history of recurrent dislocation, the popping sound or bouncing sensation is often not obvious due to local swelling and the pain may not disappear immediately after reduction, but other symptoms can mostly be relieved. At this time, it is advisable to use a neck and wrist strap to fix the elbow at a right angle for about a week.

Dislocation is recurring and habitual. Once it happens, it is likely to recur in the future. Be careful not to suddenly pull the child's arm when lifting objects or change the child's clothes with rough movements, so as to avoid dislocation from happening again and forming a habitual dislocation.

The above are the remedies for children’s dislocated arms. Especially within 24 hours, you must take measures to reposition your child’s dislocation. Otherwise, if it continues for a long time, it will have certain consequences on bone development. For the sake of recovery, large movements should still be avoided after reduction. Prevent re-dislocation.