What should I do if my child’s skin is broken and becomes inflamed? Should he take anti-inflammatory drugs?

Children are particularly naughty, so some of them will inevitably get injured. If inflammation occurs after a fall, it is best to go to the hospital for a check-up and let the doctor treat it. Parents should not handle it on their own to avoid severe inflammation caused by unclean treatment. Parents must also take good care of their children. However, if they want to take anti-inflammatory drugs, it is best to consult a doctor and do not give them to your children blindly.

The part of the baby that is most likely to get injured when it falls is the forehead, because babies usually fall because their center of gravity is unstable when they are running, and the forehead is obviously the first part to be injured. If a baby falls and injures his forehead, a minor injury will just break the skin, while a serious one will cause a crack that requires stitches.

Many new parents lack experience and don’t know what to do after their baby falls. Using the wrong method may be detrimental to the injury. This article introduces the correct way to deal with a baby's falls and how to prevent the baby from falling.

What to do if the baby's forehead is broken

1. Babies have poor tolerance to pain and often cry non-stop after falling. You can hold the baby in your arms and try to calm the baby so that the baby can cooperate in completing the wound treatment.

2. Since babies often fall directly to the ground, the wounds on their faces may be covered with a lot of dust and dirt. Therefore, use a cotton swab to gently remove any visible dust.

3. If your baby has an open wound after falling, you can go to the pharmacy to buy saline solution and rinse the wound and the edges of the wound.

4. After cleaning the wound, you can use hydrogen peroxide to disinfect the baby. It is not recommended to use alcohol here because alcohol is too irritating and the baby's skin is relatively fragile, so it may sting the baby.

5. Since the disinfection time of hydrogen peroxide is short, you also need to use a cotton swab to apply iodine to the broken skin to reduce the invasion and reproduction of bacteria.

6. If too much medicine is applied, you need to use a cotton swab to absorb the moisture and keep the baby's broken skin dry. It should be noted that if the wound is very deep, you can choose to use a Band-Aid or gauze to wrap it.

How to prevent your baby from falling

1. Non-slip shoes

Having a pair of good shoes can reduce the chance of your baby falling. The shoes that parents prepare for their babies should have deep teeth and be comfortable for the babies to wear. The most important thing is to choose shoes that the baby likes. Not only will you not fall easily when you wear anti-slip shoes at home, but you can also walk steadily when you play outside.

2. Keep the ground dry

It is possible to prevent babies from falling while playing at home. It is very simple. Just prepare a dry mop at home. If the floor is wet, mop it immediately to keep the floor clean and dry. Also, try to arrange the furnishings and furniture in your home neatly, and you can remove the sharp edges of some furniture!

3. Bedroom safety

When we think of bedroom safety, we think of our baby in bed. Indeed, the experience of a baby falling off the bed is frightening to think about. We can install guardrails on the baby's crib so that we don't have to worry about the baby falling down.

4. Bathroom safety

We not only take a shower in the bathroom, but also go to the toilet in the bathroom. If the bathroom floor is often wet, it is very dangerous and the baby is likely to fall. You can lay a non-slip carpet on the bathroom floor, which will be much safer.