What are the causes of fainting in children? How to provide first help to a child who lost consciousness? Answers to these questions you will find in the article.
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Fainting the child and its causes
Loss of consciousness, or, as it is sometimes called in everyday life, fainting -
Hazardous condition associated with circulatory impairment in the head
brain and requiring urgent medical care. His signs are:
relaxation of the body, the impossibility of contact with the child, which is not
reacts to the presence of adults and does not respond to their questions, sharp
Pallor, cold sticky sweat, shallow breathing, closed or slightly
Rooms, extended pupils. Why a child can lose
consciousness?
There are several such reasons, we will list the most typical:
- High temperature during illness;
- severe pain during injury;
- Overheating of the body;
- lack of oxygen in the air (this happens if the child is in a stuffy room, with a large crowd of people);
- acute allergic reaction as a result of vaccinations, insect bites or on the background of drug intake (anaphylactic shock);
- Strong negative emotions (fear, fright, long crying).
However, if your child has lost consciousness, your
The first priority is not to identify the reason, but to provide first aid - and
As soon as possible.
The worst thing you can do is to start nervous, worry and, in the end, also lose consciousness from horror.
Then your loved ones will have to provide first help at once two - and well still if they are near…
First help to the child in fainting
Rule number 1. Calm down!
Rule number 2. Call your doctor or call «ambulance».
Rule number 3. Do not give up instinctive wish to grab
child in arms and firmly press to me - that you only worsen it
condition. It is necessary to do with exactly the opposite, obeying
Next algorithm:
In anticipation of the doctor, put the baby so that the influx of blood to the head was
Maximum, you can even slightly raise his legs. (Exception from
This rule is bleeding from a nose or mouth, as well as injuries
Head.)
Child's head turn the bag - Otherwise, if the child arises
vomiting, vomit will fall into the airways. Unbutton close
Clothes (collars, cuffs).
Check if the child breathes and does he have a pulse. In that case,
If the child does not breathe (or you doubt, he breathes or not),
Need to immediately begin to carry out artificial respiration «Rot B
mouth». Heart activity should be tried to restore indirect
Heart massage (conducted with artificial respiration) .
Write the face and the neck of the child with cold water. If the consciousness is ne
restored, moisten a piece of fabric or wool by ammonic alcohol and
Apply to the baby's nose, but not closer than 5 cm (inhalation of the vapor of ammonia alcohol in large quantities can cause a breathing track burn.).
While the doctor goes to you, think that preceded the loss
consciousness that could cause fainting. The correct story of mom about
the beginning of the disease helps to quickly put the correct diagnosis and
Help your child.
In some cases, the older children have a loss of consciousness precede
Sudden pallor, sweating, dizziness, ringing in the ears. If
in time to pay attention to these signs, dramatic turn
Events can be prevented. To do this, urgently put the child in
position with raised legs or slightly lowered head. Calm
kid drink warm sweet tea. This is usually enough.
And finally, the main rule: if the child has lost consciousness at least
For a few seconds, he needs a careful observation of a doctor and
Thorough medical examination. Parents must keep in mind that
Banal faint can be the first sign of a serious illness.
