Flakes punctured wound Wood

How To Manage Flakes Punctured Wound Wood

 

This accident could have occurred and naturally everyone, Both children and adults. However, children are more vulnerable because they are active but be less careful. It seems trivial. Small objects such as wood chips are pierced into the skin. But if not addressed properly, people, especially young children can be exposed to tetanus infection, especially if the wood is dirty. Moreover, the pain experienced by patients toddlers also we must give full attention.

What You Can Do?

Ask your child which body part pierced. That way, you can know exactly which objects into the skin, and will not be wrong to act.

First aid

• When the end of the remaining wood chips look outside, you can remove it by using tweezers or a hairpin. Previously, the first sterilize it with alcohol 70%, or you can also heat the edges. After dengin, then can be used to pick up the pieces. Do it slowly and carefully.
• If the fragments are very small and can not be removed with tweezers, try wiping with a cloth to which water.
• If all the fragments enter into the skin, use a needle to remove it. However, previously, basting needle with alcohol or antibacterial liquid. Use properly. Do not poke the flakes. Before issuing flake, stick a small piece of ice on the body possessed flakes for some time. This allows the part of the body numb. So, when you put a needle into the skin, the patient will not be in pain.
• If you've managed to remove it, clean it properly injured area, and spread with antiseptic. No need to close the hole with plaster, except for the little one who asks you to close the wound.
• If All your efforts have not been too successful, and if it really hurts your child, or if shows signs of infection, do not hesitate to contact a doctor. Although this may seem trivial, but it can also be dangerous.

Note:

1. If the skin is broken glass piercing. then do not take a long time to bring the patient to the doctor. Because, in contrast to wood chips, if left unchecked, glass splinters will increasingly enter into.
2. Maintain the health and safety of children is a big job. Therefore, it is necessary to strict supervision, which is a serious concern, as well as specialized knowledge and skills.
3. With a watchful eye we can prevent our children do something that could threaten the safety of his soul. And with special knowledge, we will know "what kind of attack" of a child when he felt unwell. While we need to have special skills that we know what we should do when child safety is threatened or when he became ill. That is all, of course, demands serious attention from us as parents.

Similarly tips for facing child may be injured in splinters, thanks to "Healtylife" magazine Issue 10 / IX.Oktober 2011 for this article. I hope this article helps the parents to take first aid to children who suffered injuries splinters.