[Abstract] A two-year analysis of outpatient data on child safety in Children's Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University found that fractures accounted for 149.24 million of 80000 small children in outpatient clinics, which occurred more in summer. It is urgent to prevent children from fracture.
Possible consequences of fractures in children. Pictures provided by Children's Hospital Hualong Online More than half of the summer vacation, children suffered frequent accidental injuries. According to statistics, among the accidents, fall, door pinch, high fall, heavy object injury; Injuries caused by falling while playing bicycle or scooter; Traffic accidents, sports accidents, etc. take the lead. A two-year analysis of outpatient data on child safety in Children's Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University found that fractures accounted for 149.24 million of 80000 small children in outpatient clinics, which occurred more in summer. It is urgent to prevent children from fracture.
"Every summer vacation is a high incidence period of unintentional trauma in children." Professor Li Ming, director of the Orthopaedic Center of Chongqing Children's Hospital, said that the consequences of children's fractures were serious. "It may cause neurovascular injury, traumatic arthritis and other problems, or even limb deformity, amputation and disability in children, seriously affecting children's growth and family life quality."
Data shows that 25% of children in the world suffer from trauma every year, and 10% - 25% of them are fractures. Fractures are the common type of children's trauma.
An analysis of children's safety problems based on the data of 80000 outpatients in the hospital in the past two years shows that the period from May to October is the period of high incidence of children's fractures. However, the data dropped significantly in April before May and November after October.
Important precautions. Pictures provided by Children's Hospital Hualong Online Causes of fracture: fall, door crush, high fall; Injuries caused by heavy objects; Injuries caused by bicycle and scooter; There are also injuries due to traffic accidents and sports accidents.
Professor Li Ming's team analysis found that 2-5 years old are the age group at which children's fractures tend to occur, accounting for 44.1%. 2-5 years old children like to imitate and are willing to discover, but their body muscles are not fully developed and their body coordination ability is poor, so this period has become the age group at which children's fractures tend to occur.
The key to first aid treatment. Pictures provided by Children's Hospital Hualong Online So, once the child breaks, how should parents give first aid in time? Professor Li Ming said that children have the characteristics of their own bones. It is precisely because the development of children's body muscles and tissues is not complete, which brings incredible shaping ability to the healing of children with fractures. It is particularly important for parents to learn basic knowledge of first aid and trauma treatment for children's fractures.
First aid treatment of children's fracture is fixation, braking and hemostasis. Once the child breaks a bone, he can't move any more. Check whether the child has broken skin and whether the limbs are swollen and deformed. If it is judged that a fracture occurs, the injured limb should be fixed and the child should not be allowed to move, so as to avoid further fracture and further injury.
When fixing, you can use all the surrounding resources, such as books, scarves, clothes, boards, etc., as temporary fixing. After fixation, seek medical treatment as soon as possible and transport safely. Professor Li Ming suggested that some bandages, plaster and protective equipment should be prepared for temporary fixation at home or when traveling.
Get medical attention as soon as possible and transport safely. Pictures provided by Children's Hospital Hualong Online Professor Li Ming reminded that children should take immediate measures and go to a special hospital for medical treatment after fracture, otherwise there may be problems such as epiphyseal injury and excessive growth.
