Unfortunately, even the most caring and vigilant parents can not always save their children from various kinds of trouble. Very frequent cause for concern are swallowed objects. In summer, the number of these occasions increases many times, because it is time to fruit. What if the baby swallowed a bone from the plum? How much it is dangerous and what to help the kid - we will tell in our article.
The child ate a bone from the plum
Whatever the bone is swallowed by a child: plum, apricot or cherry, the most important task for parents is not to panic. Bones from the plum are large enough and have sharp edges, so by careless thoughtless actions you will rather hurt your child, but do not help him. Do not try to remove the swallowed bone yourself, it is best to call an ambulance for this. Many parents hesitate to call doctors on such a "minor" occasion or take a wait-and-see attitude - they say, it will come out on its own. This is also fundamentally wrong. Let's repeat - plum bones have rather large sizes and sharp enough edges to become a source of the big problems with health of the kid. Therefore, before the arrival of doctors in any case it is impossible:
- give the child vomit or laxatives;
- push the swallowed stone with a crust;
- feed or bite a baby.
In the event that immediate contact with a doctor is impossible for some reason, parents should carefully monitor the child's well-being. To delay on visit to the doctor it is impossible any more in a case if:
- the child complains of pain or discomfort in the abdomen, which eventually increases;
- the child complains of nausea;
- the child is repeatedly vomiting;
- the child had blood in the stool.
The child choked on a stone from a plum
The situation when a child is choked on a plum bones is much more dangerous. It is impossible to hesitate and watch here for a second, because it is about the life of the baby. Therefore, in anticipation of the ambulance, it is necessary to provide the child with first aid :
- A baby must be placed face down on the forearm for up to one year, supporting the chin and back, with the edge of the palm to apply several strokes between the shoulder blades. If the bone does not come out, then turn the child on its back, put it on its knees head down and gently push it just below the nipples.
- A child older than a year needs to clasp hands around the torso, pressing on the stomach between the navel and the sternum. Then make 4-5 sharp jerks up, as if squeezing out the jammed bone.