What is "suffocation"? This is a critically dangerous condition for life, which arises from the manifestations of external influence on the neck of the child. It does not matter what it was: squeezing, squeezing - it is important that for the first aid in strangling the child there should be someone else who could act instantly, waiting for the arrival of the doctors.
You should know that this situation can arise in several cases. The first, the most dangerous of them, is an attempt at suicide. Why is this case so dangerous? Because the one who started it, most likely, carefully thought through this operation and knew that at home there would be no one to provide first aid. The second case is murder, intentional or accidental, not planned - in any case, there is a chance that someone will be able to save the child, although this chance is extremely small. The third situation is an unfortunate unexpected event - for example, the child wanted to look out of the crib (or simply played), and his head was stuck between the bars. Or, in the process of playing, the child's neck was tightened with a thin piece of clothing - for example, a scarf or a strap, beads that he put on.
When strangled, the first thing that carries a real danger is not that the child can not breathe in connection with the clamping of the airways. The main thing is that because of the transmission of the neck vessels in the brain, blood circulation can be disturbed - this is the reason for the loss of consciousness and the development of critical situations. Help with strangulation should be given as accurately and carefully as possible, because it is possible that during an accident the child injured the cervical spine of his spine.
The first help in a dangerous situation is to eliminate the factor that causes suffocation in the baby itself. You must, without breaking, cut or cut the ropes that entangled your neck, remove the loop, loosen the clamps, or untie the knots. If the strangulation occurred by hanging - then first you need to raise the body higher, so that the ropes do not dig even deeper into the neck under the pressure of the whole body.
So, what is the first help given with strangulation? First, put the child in a horizontal position, on the back, and assess its overall condition. If he does not show any signs of life, then it is urgent to begin to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Remember a very important detail: if breathing has been restored - carefully watch the child so that he does not throw back the head from surprise or fright - so the cervical spine of his spine can be further damaged.
If you see that the child gives signs of life: he is conscious, you see how his chest heaves, he coughs, you see how his limbs move, he has a vomiting urge (or in the event that signs of life have appeared after you successfully carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation), then you need to act as follows.
First, again, you need to avoid unnecessary and dangerous head and neck movements - in particular, tipping and turning, as well as rotations. Do not put the child on its side, even if it seems to you that this will be the most comfortable position for the injured baby. In fact, you will only increase the risk of further injury to the cervical department. Therefore, you need to put the child on something solid, on the floor or on the boards. It is advisable to hold the baby's head with his hands, especially if for now it is difficult for him to explain that it is impossible to rotate his head. The position on the side can be accepted only in one single case: if the child can not breathe because too much saliva accumulates in his mouth or if he has frequent vomiting, and you assume that the vomit can be hammered Airways. While turning the child on the barrel gently, then firmly hold his head from unnecessary movements. The main thing is that it does not tilt back and do not bend very sideways.
Naturally, before you do something - you need to call an ambulance. If the child has no signs of life - shout, let someone help you call the medical institution and call a team of rescuers. Or call in the process of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and continue it, if necessary, until the doctors arrive. While you are waiting for the medical staff, try to immobilize (that is, exclude mobility) of the cervical spine of the child.
Preventive measures for strangulation
1) remember - beads and collars - not a toy for a child, never put them on a baby;
2) be attentive to the choice of furniture in a house where there is a small child - it is advisable not to buy anything that has bars with a sufficiently wide distance so that the head of the child can climb there;
3) Do not experiment or complicate the gaming equipment available on the playground: it is not worthwhile to set an example for children and hang additional ropes there; forbid children to do so on their own initiative;
4) if in your home, or somewhere on the street where you go for a walk, there is equipment in which there are open rotating parts - forbid children to play near, approach closely, so that their clothes do not "zazhevali" moving drums;
5) it happens that the child, after watching the militants, tries to play suicide or death by hanging - any attempt to start such a game should be severely suppressed by adults! !! !! ;
6) The same applies to games in which children imitate masters with dogs and attach a "leash" to the neck of the other child;
7) developing, the child will someday reach the creation of knots and loops of ropes and other improvised materials - do not let him make loops and, even more so, put his head there, even in the game and under the supervision of elders;
8) if the toddler is big enough and likes to ride a scooter, roller skates or a bicycle - make sure that during riding on his neck there was nothing: neither the scarf nor the beads of the daughter, in addition, the clothes should fit tightly the body so that it does not Hooked for any obstacle on the road;
9) all domestic household items made of stretch and turning into thin polyethylene threads must be hidden as far as possible so that their children can not find and break them.