What to do if your child falls off the bed

The old saying goes 'roll over at three months, sit up at six months, and crawl at nine months'. This means that the baby will be able to roll over after three months, sit up at six months, and crawl at nine months. This is a rough number, but generally the baby will be able to roll over, sit and crawl around this time. Once the baby can roll over, be sure to take protective measures at the bedside, especially for babies who are very skilled at rolling over at four or five months. But what if the baby falls off the bed unexpectedly? This article describes some solutions.

After a baby falls off the bed, most of the injuries are just external ones, which parents think can be cured by bandaging them and do not take seriously. However, some internal injuries can easily take a child's life without him knowing it!

The pediatrician said, "Children are particularly prone to head injuries because their heads are relatively large and account for a large proportion of their body weight. Once they fall, their heads will definitely bear the brunt of the damage. In addition, unlike other parts of the body, the head is not covered by clothes and is more susceptible to bumps. Once injured, the injury is more serious. In addition, children's blood coagulation function is relatively poor, especially for children around 6 months old. At first, you may not see any problems, and the injuries will only manifest over time. If you seek treatment at that time, the condition has worsened. Some parents tend to judge the injuries on their own, which is actually very inappropriate."

Therefore, experts recommend that parents of children who have suffered head impacts should pay special attention to whether their children have neurological symptoms such as drowsiness, vomiting, and coma. Once the baby becomes persistently pale, vomits or even coughs up blood, and becomes dizzy when sleeping, it usually means a serious injury and the baby must be sent to the hospital immediately for further examination, and then observed for three or four days before being discharged from the hospital.

What should I do if my baby accidentally falls off the bed?

1. Don’t pick up your baby right away

Why is this considered a wrong approach? After the baby falls off the bed, the first thing to do is to confirm whether the baby has a fracture. If the baby cries violently or loses consciousness after falling, and his hands and feet cannot move, it is necessary to suspect that the cervical spine is injured or there is a concussion and intracranial hemorrhage. Whether it is a fracture or a cervical spine injury, the injured part should be fixed immediately and not moved. If the family members do not know how to fix the injured part, they must wait for emergency personnel to do so to avoid causing more serious injuries due to improper handling.

2. Stop bleeding in time if there is trauma

If the baby starts bleeding after falling off the bed, parents can first stop the bleeding. The simplest and most effective method is to directly increase the hemostasis method. You can take a piece of clean gauze and place it directly on the wound until the bleeding stops. If your baby has a nosebleed, you can press the top of his nose (the root of the nose) with your hand to help stop the bleeding, but do not tilt the baby's head back to prevent the blood from flowing back into the stomach and causing irritating vomiting.

The baby is the hope of everyone in the family. Although parents take meticulous care of their babies, bumps and bruises are inevitable. To reduce this chance, you need to protect baby supplies and places where they frequent to avoid irreparable accidents.