Electrical accident From time to time, especially with smaller children, accidents caused by contact with electricity occur. In spite of all safety measures at power sources and sockets, it can in principle always happen that a child comes into contact with electricity.Most of the time the children get scared, pull back the hand and start … Electrical accident | Domestic emergencies
Definition Domestic emergencies are sudden situations in a domestic environment that require immediate medical attention because of the danger to the health or life of the patient. General information Domestic emergencies include a variety of accidents and dangerous situations that occur in the home environment and require immediate medical attention. Important are scalds and burns, … Domestic emergencies
General procedure for domestic emergencies The same procedure should always be followed for emergencies occurring at home. Although the actions vary from disease to disease, certain initial measures should be taken in each emergency. An emergency physician should always be contacted by calling 112. The called person will always ask the same questions, for which … General procedure for domestic emergencies | Domestic emergencies
Suffocation With 400-800 cases in Germany per year, domestic emergencies due to swallowing are rather rare but by no means impossible. In most cases, the respiratory tract or the esophagus is displaced when food is ingested or when swallowing too large a bite. If the oesophagus is completely blocked, pressure on the vagus nerve supplying … Suffocation | Domestic emergencies
Poisoning Particularly with smaller children it sometimes happens that poisoning occurs in the household. The reason is either the intake of parental medication or chemical substances such as detergents, washing powder, cleaning agents and paints. As soon as the parents notice this process, the child must be taken away immediately and kept out of reach. … Poisoning and cauterization
Scalding Scaldings occur relatively frequently in domestic surroundings. They usually occur during kitchen work and here above all when hot or even boiling water is poured out (e.g. spilled pasta water etc.). A distinction is made between scalding by hot water and by steam. The latter can cause severe injuries to the skin, as steam … Scalding
Ointments against scalding In addition to cooling, cooling or pain-relieving ointments are often used for scalds. However, their use is not entirely uncontroversial. In most cases, fresh scalding should be treated dry. Simple wound dressings should be loosely applied for this purpose. Applying ointment to scalded skin is counterproductive here and should be avoided at … Ointments against scalding | Scalding
Scalding of the toddler Children have a very lively urge to explore. Since they are also quite clumsy, tearing off hot liquid containers from the stove and table is very common and in many cases leads to scalding. At about 70%, scalds account for a large part of all burns. It is important to note … Scalding of the toddler | Scalding
