It is common for babies to fall, and suddenly pulling them when they are about to fall may seem like a kind gesture, but it actually hides a crisis - causing the baby's joints to dislocate. Baby joint dislocation not only occurs during falls, but pulling the arm forcefully while dressing the baby can also lead to dislocation. What are the symptoms of a dislocated baby? How should parents handle emergencies?
What will happen if a baby's joint is dislocated?
1. Joint dislocation is often a sudden event, accompanied by severe pain, and young babies may cry loudly.
2. A dislocated joint in a baby will not be able to move freely as if it were not injured.
3. The ligaments and muscles of injured joints will be pulled, and touching them will be accompanied by severe pain, so babies will feel resistant to adults touching the injured area.
How to deal with sudden dislocation?
The most important thing in dealing with a dislocated baby is to strive for early repositioning, which means using the correct technique to return the dislocated bone end to its original position and then fixing it. The more timely the reduction treatment, the better. The less joint swelling, the faster the recovery. But this operation should be performed by experienced specialists. If parents are not familiar with bone tissue, they should not reset it casually to avoid causing greater damage to the baby's blood vessels or nerves.
1. After discovering that the baby is dislocated, parents should restrict the baby's activities to avoid aggravating the injury.
2. Fixing the dislocated area is the best way to alleviate pain. Therefore, parents can use magazines, thick newspapers or cardboard to support the dislocated area, fix the affected area, apply ice compress, and quickly send the baby to the hospital for treatment.
3. During the process of being taken to the hospital, do not move the dislocated part of the baby at will to avoid causing secondary injury to the affected area.
Kind reminder:
Dislocation has a recurrent and habitual nature, and once it occurs, it is easy to repeat in the future. Therefore, parents should avoid suddenly pulling their baby's arm by lifting objects or using rough movements to change their baby's clothes, in order to prevent habitual dislocation from happening again. In addition, if the baby has a history of dislocation, parents should avoid exerting excessive force on the same area when playing or making physical contact with the baby.
