Of all possible accidents with young children, poisoning is one of the most frequent. They mainly affect babies under the age of three, because it is they who, without hesitation, strive to taste everything.
Symptoms of poisoning include nausea, frequent vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fever. Do not waste time and immediately call a doctor, only a specialist will be able to make the correct diagnosis and prescribe the necessary treatment. Childhood poisoning is very dangerous, the younger the child, the more difficult it is for him to cope with the intoxication of the body. Before the doctor arrives, you need to help your baby and alleviate his condition. It is necessary to flush the child's stomach, causing vomiting. Give the baby to drink as much warm boiled water as possible (one to two liters), you can make a weak pink solution of potassium permanganate. If, after such an amount of liquid drunk, the child does not vomit voluntarily, then press on the root of the tongue with your finger or the blunt end of a spoon. From irritation of the root of the tongue, vomiting will open, and the stomach will be freed from the contents. To flush the stomach well, you need to repeat the procedure several times. After vomiting, you need to give the child adsorbing drugs: activated carbon, "Smecta" or "Enterodez". Activated carbon is taken at the rate of 1 tablet per 10 kg of weight. Abundant vomiting will clear the stomach and bring relief to the baby, but combined with diarrhea can lead to dehydration of the child's body. Therefore, it is necessary to give the baby a warm drink and rehydration agents ("Rehydron" or Ringer's solution). If the baby's temperature rises above 38 degrees, wipe him with a towel dipped in cool water and give an antipyretic. But before the arrival of the doctor, in no case should the child be given antibiotics, the doctor himself, after the examination, will prescribe the necessary treatment. Okay, your child is poisoned. You can show a sample of the substance that your baby vomited. This will help the doctor prescribe the correct treatment. After poisoning, the first few days it is better to stick to a diet. Give your toddler more drinks and vegetable or low-fat chicken broth. Then gradually introduce steam cutlets and boiled fish into the children's diet, limit baking, and until complete recovery, exclude cabbage, legumes, carbonated drinks, fatty meats and fish from the menu. household chemicals. Babies are curious fidgets, they can be attracted by a bright wrapper or unusual packaging, so in order to avoid trouble, remove the first-aid kit and all cleaning products out of the reach of children.
