Child safety at the summer cottage

How to organize your child a healthy vacation in the summer? Great solution - take him to the cottage! Only, going to an exciting trip with the whole family, be sure to collect a first-aid kit and read our recommendations on how to protect the baby from various troubles and provide him with first aid if necessary.

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Child development in the country

Summer holidays in the country are very useful for the baby’s health: here, unlike the city, he can finally breathe clean, fresh air. Active development in the bosom of nature, swimming in the river, and taking air and sun baths are beneficial for the development of the child. There are so many entertainments around that the crumbs are enough for the whole summer: you can stroll through the forest and get acquainted with the birds and animals living there, consider and even try to catch a frog or fish in a pond, run after colorful butterflies and dragonflies in the meadow. In order for the little explorers of the world to remain safe and sound, parents must provide them with the highest level of safety.

Safety rules for the child in the country

First of all, eliminate all the factors that may be dangerous for the baby in the house and in the adjacent area:

Weed the garden - get rid of poisonous plants, nettles, wolfberries and other dangerous vegetation.
Close the pool, basement, cellar, well - all where the child risks falling through.
Remove the saw, ax, shovel, hoe and other tools in a special storage place that locks. Hide there the paint, poison for insects and rats, fertilizers and other chemicals.

First-aid kit for baby

It is not recommended to go to the country in the summer without a first-aid kit with all the preparations that a child may need. Think about the safety of your child. In the medicine cabinet is worth putting:

syrups and suppositories to lower the temperature based on paracetamol or ibuprofen;
preparations for treating skin with cuts and scratches - iodine, brilliant green, 3% hydrogen peroxide, a bactericidal patch, a regular and elastic bandage;
ointments and gels from bruises and bruises;
anti-inflammatory drops for the eyes and ears (this is a first aid for inflammation, redness and pain, but then you must definitely go to the hospital);
allergy products for oral and external use (in case of contact allergies - for example, with mosquito bites);
enterosorbents (in case of poisoning, these drugs bind toxins and remove them from the body).

Heat or sunstroke

It is always pleasant to soak up the sun, but sometimes it is hostile, causing burns and thermal shock.Of course, parents should take care of the safety of the child when they are in the sun.

Symptoms will help parents recognize the burn: very red and hot to the touch skin, fever, poor appetite.

With thermal a stroke causes headache and dizziness, nausea with vomiting, and severe cases are even accompanied by impaired consciousness and hallucinations.

If you notice such symptoms, immediately move the child to a cool place, wrap him with a diaper soaked in water, provide plenty of water and immediately call an ambulance!

Wasp bitten by a child: first aid

Striped insect bites are painful, but often they also cause an allergic reaction. If the baby was bitten by a wasp, you need to carefully pull out the sting with tweezers, and rinse the resulting wound with water, treat with hydrogen peroxide or miramistin, then apply a cold compress to it. To prevent an allergic reaction, give your child an antihistamine. If after this the baby's condition continues to worsen, do not hesitate and consult a doctor.

What to do with a bee sting?

In summer, stinging insects are found everywhere. Therefore, even with all safety measures in the country, it is possible that the child is attacked by a bee. With a bite, you need to remove the sting, disinfect the wound and apply a cold compress to it. Folk remedies help to reduce edema well. So, you can make a compress of lemon juice, attach half an onion, an apple, a tomato or chewed parsley leaves to the wound.

We also read:What to do if a child is bitten by mosquitoes, midges, bees, wasps - first aid for insect bites

The child was bitten by a tick: what to do?

First of all, you need to pull out the tick, but this should be done very carefully. He must stay intact. To insect came to the surface of the skin, pour it with vegetable oil and wait a few minutes for it to crawl out. So it will be easier to remove.

You can pull out the tick with tweezers, a “lasso” from an ordinary thread, with strong adhesive tape - the pest will stick to it. After removing the insect, the bite site should be washed with water and disinfected. Be sure to take the tick to the nearest SES to find out if it is encephalitis.

The tick itself is not as dangerous as a formidable disease, which it can transmit, tick-borne encephalitis. Therefore, protect the child during a forest walk by dressing him in a T-shirt with sleeves, pants, socks, a hat.

In no case do not pull out the tick, remove it, making twisting movements. At the site of the bite there will be a wound that needs to be treated with green or alcohol. To prevent this incident from happening, forbid the child to crawl along the grass - it is inhabited by ticks that can bite at any time.

Abrasions and cuts

Toddlers often fall, scratch and rip off their knees. If this happens, wash them with soap and water and disinfect with hydrogen peroxide. Before the walk, cover the wound with a bandage, and lubricate with an anti-inflammatory ointment at night or treat it with antibacterial powder if it is deep. The rest of the time, leave the wound open so that it is more likely to heal.