A common mistake made by many parents is to randomly dispose of medication. A little baby over one year old may not know that each pill is a medicine. He may only think it is a sugar coated, sweet "candy" and swallow them all in one gulp. Taking the wrong medication for a baby is likely to cause poisoning, and immediate medical treatment is the correct course of action. If the distance from the hospital is far, in order to save time and not miss the opportunity for treatment, parents should undergo initial emergency treatment.
What should babies do after taking medication by mistake?
Handling principle: rapid elimination, timely detoxification, and targeted treatment
1. Do not scold the baby, otherwise the baby will only cry and increase the difficulty of treatment.
2. Quickly determine what medication the baby has taken, as well as the duration and dosage of the medication, and promptly grasp the situation to provide information for the next step of treatment.
3. Before going to the hospital for rescue, induce vomiting first. Step: Place the baby's abdomen on the rescuer's knee and lower the baby's head; Then insert your fingers into the baby's throat and gently press the base of your tongue, repeating the process. If the baby has less stomach contents and is not prone to vomiting, they can drink spicy soup such as salt water and induce vomiting after drinking it.
PS: If the baby accidentally ingested Lysol or Carbohydrate, it is not advisable to immediately induce vomiting. At this time, let the baby drink a lot of egg white, milk, soybean milk or vegetable oil. The above food can be attached to the esophageal or gastric mucosa, thus reducing the damage of disinfectant. After the baby finishes drinking, induce vomiting and send them to the hospital as soon as possible.
4. Emergency handling based on different swallowed items:
(1) If a baby accidentally takes vitamins, cough syrup, etc., they should drink plenty of cold water to dilute the medication and expel it from the body in a timely manner.
(2) If the baby accidentally takes sleeping pills, antihypertensive drugs, hypoglycemic drugs, antibiotics, etc., parents can quickly use their fingers, chopsticks, cotton swabs, and other objects to gently wipe the baby's throat. This stimulation can cause nausea and expel the toxic substances.
(3) If the baby accidentally takes moss solution, anti itch water, flower water, etc., they should immediately drink more concentrated tea. Tea contains tannic acid, which has a precipitation and detoxification effect.
(4) If a baby accidentally takes organophosphate pesticides and exhales gas with a garlic smell, they should drink soapy water and repeatedly induce vomiting and detoxification. At the same time, they should be immediately sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. If you take iodine wine by mistake, you should quickly give your baby rice soup, batter and other starchy liquids to prevent the absorption of iodine.
(5) If the baby accidentally takes highly corrosive drugs, they should be treated according to the different properties of the drugs. If it is a strong acid, the baby should be immediately given soapy water and raw egg white to protect the gastric mucosa; If it is a strong alkali, the baby should be immediately given vinegar, orange juice, lemon water, etc., and then sent to the hospital in a timely manner.
Encyclopedia has something to say
Medications generally need to be metabolized by the liver, and babies' liver development is not yet complete. Once the wrong medication is taken, it can cause more serious harm than adults. So, in addition to taking the initial measures mentioned above, it is most important for parents to take their babies to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.
