First Aid Tips For Parents

As a responsible mom or dad, you must always want to protect your little one from all potential dangers and therefore take all essential steps to make your home as safe as it should be for a child. Unfortunately, despite all your efforts, your child still gets injured in one way or the other.
Since you’re required to take necessary action immediately during those critical moments, knowing the basics of first aid becomes inevitable for you. Below are a few first aid tips you must be aware of to tackle your baby’s minor injuries on your own.

Cuts and Grazes
Small children fall several times a day, so they are likely to get cuts and scrapes. Fortunately, these cuts are usually minor and can be easily treated at home. The best way to deal with such injuries is to clean the injured area with an antiseptic liquid and wash the wound with a mild medical soap and warm water. Also, apply some antibiotic cream or ointment, such as Neosporin and Bacitracin, and cover the cut with cotton wool and clean bandages to prevent infections.

Burns
Since your child’s skin is far more sensitive to heat than yours, you should always prepare to handle potential burn emergency. According to pediatricians, only first degree burns and sunburns (affects only the first layer of your skin) can be home treated. To treat burns properly, hold the affected area under cold running water for at about 10 minutes or until the pain stops, then apply a moisturizer containing Aloe Vera and then cover the burnt area with a clean, damp gauze pad. To prevent hypothermia, it’s suggested to cover your child’s wound with a clean sheet or a swaddling blanket until help arrives.

Insect Bites or Stings
Mosquitoes, bees, and other types of insects love your baby’s fragile skin. Although most of the bites and stings are harmless, you would always need to be careful. If your child gets stung or beaten. First, remove the stinger or insect using your fingernails and then apply ice to the affected area to relieve the pain caused by itching and swelling, and if your baby is experiencing a serious allergy or infection, rush to your pediatrician immediately. On the contrary, all animal bites must be reported to a physician regardless of the severity.

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