Beware of burns and hypothermia when bathing babies in the cold season

Bathing babies is a necessary care to help cleanse the skin and prevent skin diseases that are very common in the early stages. During bathing, if not careful can cause the child to burn or suffer hypothermia.

1. Burns in babies

The reason is that the water is too hot and the baby's skin is fragile, very prone to burns.

To prevent burns in babies, when bathing it is necessary to check the temperature of the water before bathing the child. Put cold water in the pot first and then pour hot water in until the appropriate temperature is reached to prevent the pot from heating.

Burns in a child have 3 levels. Most commonly, 1st degree burns, parents can take care of their children at home on their own.

1.1 First degree burns

Tellable signs: Redness, pain, slight swelling, skin that has not blistered

1.2 Second degree burns

Tell marks: Burns cause the skin to redden, burn, soreness and appear blisters containing internal discharge but do not rupture.

Often in cases of second degree burns, parents should take the child to the hospital for doctors to examine and treat.

1.3 Third degree burns

Tell marks: The surface of the skin is dry and exfoliative, seeing the deep concave area inside, the patient is extremely painful.

This case is forced to take the child to an emergency hospital, not to be treated at home on his own.

3rd degree burns

Third degree burns are dangerous and can lead to severe infections

2. Hypothermia

2.1 Causes

  • Breastfeeding babies slowly after hours
  • The birthing room is not warm enough
  • Children stay bare right after weight and take a shower
  • Poor feeding reduces heat production leading to hypothermia
  • Babies get wet, or don't wear clothes

2.2 Hypothermia levels

  • Light: 36 -36.5 degrees Celsius
  • Medium: 32 degrees – 35 degrees Celsius
  • heavy:< 32 độ C

2.3 Signs of hypothermia

  • Tachycardia, possible arrhythmias.
  • Hypotension.
  • Heavier acid
  • Hypoth glucose.
  • Oxygen saturation decreases.
  • Respiratory failure worsens

2.4 Handling when a child has hypothermia

2.4.1 General principles

  • When it is detected that the child has hypothermia, he must wear clothes warm enough for the child , the room temperature is 25 – 28 oC and there is no drafts.
  • Breastfeed your baby and eat to provide energy as soon as possible (if the baby is not fed through sonde)

Breastfeeding babies

Breastfeed your baby with hypothermia

2.4.2 Health Hub handling

Depending on the degree of hypothermia, there is an appropriate treatment:

  • When the temperature is 36 degrees Celsius: Let the child contact the skin through the skin, lying near the mother (temperature 25 degrees Celsius – 28 degrees Celsius ). Wrap your child with a warm soft cloth, use a fireplace if the room is cold
  • When the temperature is 32 degrees Celsius – 35 degrees Celsius: Put the baby under a heating lamp, use a mattress containing warm water, the warming process must be continuously assessed the baby's condition every hour to adjust the appropriate temperature.
  • Hypothermia< 32 độ C: Cho trẻ nằm lồng ấp điều chỉnh nhiệt độ 35 độ – 36 độ C. Feed the child to provide energy. Check the incubator every hour.

2.4.3 Home re-disposal

  • Have the child in skin contact with the mother by placing the child on the mother's chest.
  • Apply a blanket to warm your child's back
  • Check the child's temperature once every 1h until the child's temperature is completely normal
  • If the baby is still stopped, breastfeeding must be hospitalized for monitoring.

3. How to bathe babies

Hypothermia and burns have the most common cause of improper bathing. Follow the steps below to ensure your child's bath is safe.

Step 1:Remove all clothes, hats, gloves, gloves of the child, then wrap the child in a clean, warm towel.

Step 2:Hold the child in the right position: back support arm, god god godmost.

Step 3:Wash your face in order: eyes, nose, ears.

  • Use cotton dipped in clean water to gently wipe the eyes from the inner corner of the eye and then remove the other cotton lump to wipe the other eye in the same order.
  • Then use a small towel with a soft cloth to wipe the face from the middle along the nose to the sides of the ear, avoid deep into the ear, pay attention to wipe the area behind the ears and neck folds.

Step 4:Wash your hair: wet your hair, rub soap (shampoo) from the front to the back of the child's head. Use clean water, dry the baby's head.

Step 5:Take a baby shower.

Take a part bath or a full body bath depending on the umbilical cord that has not fallen or has fallen. If bathing in parts, cover the un bathed part, some part of the bath is wiped dry immediately in the following order:

  • Bathe the neck, armpits, arms, chest, abdomen.
  • Bathe back, buttocks, legs.
  • Genital bath.

Step 6:Dry the whole body.

Step 7:Wear a shirt, wrap a diaper, keep warm.

Step 8:Take care of the umbilical cord if the umbilical cord has not fallen (see umbilical care).

Step 9:Put the child in bed, warm up.

Step 10:Pack up your gear and record your care vouchers.

note

  • Bathe young in a closed, windless place.
  • Pay attention to thoroughly clean the genitals.
  • When washing your hair, be careful to prevent soap from falling into the child's eyes
  • Clean the brass after bathing the child.

In winter when bathing children parents should be careful , since children are the ones who are prone to sudden hypothermia, especially at night, when the weather is cold and there are other conditions attached. Therefore, other family members, as well as medical staff, need to pay a lot of attention and actively learn, mastering how to give first aid when having hypothermia. If the condition does not improve, or the sense of perception deteriorates, it is necessary to quickly take the victim to the hospital for appropriate and timely treatment, find the cause and treatment, avoid leaving serious consequences.

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SEE MORE:

  • First aid with sudden hypothermia
  • The relationship between temperature gain and health
  • Limits on human cold

SEE MORE:

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  • The development of the baby in the first 1 month after birth
  • Infants 2 weeks old: How to care and notes

About: John Smith

b1ffdb54307529964874ff53a5c5de33?s=90&r=gI am the author of Share99.net. I had been working in Vinmec International General Hospital for over 10 years. I dedicate my passion on every post in this site.

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