How to deal with a child's dislocated hand_What to do if a child's hand is dislocated

If a child's hand is accidentally dislocated, parents must take good care of the baby, because the baby's bones are still very fragile during the growth process, and after the dislocation, they are likely to affect the growth of bones. Although the child is relatively young and the recovery time is relatively short, if the care is not done properly, it is likely to cause inertial dislocation. So what are the treatment methods for children's elbow dislocation?

1. Treatment of children's hand dislocation

1.1. How to deal with a child's dislocation: First, judge: put the toy in front of the child and let him reach out to grab it. If he always avoids using the arm, or cannot raise it when he uses it, a dislocation may have occurred.

1.2. The second method for treating children's dislocation is emergency treatment; simple dislocation is often more painful than fracture. The hands will hang down in front of the chest. You can fold a large scarf into a triangle and hang your arms around your neck.

1.3. The third method to deal with dislocation in children is to seek medical attention promptly. If a child has a dislocation, it is not too difficult to restore the joint to its original state within two to three hours after the dislocation. If it takes too long, the surrounding tissues will swell, making recovery difficult.

How to treat a dislocated hand in a child

1.4. The fourth method for dealing with dislocation in children is to pay attention to recurrence. After the joint is reduced, fixation is generally not required, but dislocation is recurring and habitual. Once it happens, it is easy to recur in the future. Therefore, parents need to pay special attention.

2. Which parts of the child are prone to dislocation?

Dislocation often occurs in joints with large range of motion and relatively loose joint capsules, such as the elbow and shoulder joints, which are very easy to dislocate. In addition, children's bones and joints are not well developed, so a little bit of tugging may cause joint dislocation. Subluxation of the radial head at the elbow is the most common elbow dislocation in children aged 1-4 years old and is also known as "traction elbow". There are many reasons for elbow dislocation, such as pulling a child out of bed; when the child is walking or going up and down stairs, someone suddenly pulls the child's arm upward with external force, etc. The most common cause of shoulder dislocation in young children is a child falling forward onto his or her hands or elbows.

3. What should I do if my child's arm is dislocated easily?

After a dislocation occurs, the best treatment effect can be achieved if the joint can be restored to its original state within two to three hours. If the time is too long and the surrounding tissues swell, it will be more difficult to recover and may even affect the joint function in the future. Therefore, it is very important to detect children's dislocations in time and treat them in time.

On the way to the hospital, parents should avoid repeatedly moving the child or trying to flex the elbow joint to avoid aggravating the injury. If the elbow is dislocated, take off the healthy side first and then the injured side; or cut the clothes directly with scissors. Apply cold compress to the affected area to reduce pain and swelling. Use a triangular bandage to suspend the affected limb and go to the hospital for treatment to avoid aggravating the injury by improper self-reduction.

If there are no conditions to send the child to the hospital for treatment in time, parents can temporarily use the fixation method for radial head subluxation: fold a large scarf into a triangle and suspend the child's affected limb in front of the chest.