So, today we are talking about vomiting and coughing up blood from a child, discussing possible causes of this and the first actions of parents.
Vomiting with blood in the child
What can cause a baby to vomit with an admixture of blood? Let's consider the main reasons.
1. If the child has bleeding in the nasal cavity, or pulmonary hemorrhage - then he can swallow the blood, which then appears in the vomit.
2. Also, vomiting with blood can occur in those cases when, due to a certain situation, the baby suffers from suction of the mucous membrane or esophagus, or the duodenum or stomach. The cause of this can be various kinds of inflammation, stomach ulcers, certain medications, tumors, a sharp object that has got into the esophagus.
3. Vomiting with blood can occur when the child is sick with some hepatic ailments.
4. If the baby is breastfed, and his mom sometimes cracked nipples with subsequent bleeding, the child can swallow this blood, which will later swallow into the vomit.
The signs that your child is tearing with blood are obvious: firstly, it is clearly visible in the vomited masses. Secondly, the masses themselves have a peculiar color color: they become black-brown (this is due to the fact that hydrochloric acid from the blood clots acts on the gastric juice, thereby changing its color).
What are the first actions of parents who have discovered that their child is tearing bloody masses? First , call an ambulance, and while waiting for her arrival, put the baby on the barrel, and raise the legs so that they are higher than the level of the baby's head, about 30 centimeters. Secondly , do not give the child anything from food and drink and in any case do not leave him alone, you must constantly be near and control the situation. And besides, the baby will be much more comfortable if a native person is next to him: he is also frightened in this situation, even if he does not fully understand the reasons for its occurrence. But children are even more afraid of this frightening suspense and the incomprehensible danger that they feel no worse than us.
As you already understood, in any case, when there is a bloody vomiting, you need to immediately call for sanitary assistance. However, there are a number of indicators that mean that you need to do this urgently! Here they are:
- the child became listless and drowsy;
- he feels incomprehensible anxiety, and sometimes even fear;
- the baby has severe shortness of breath;
- palpitation accelerated significantly;
- the child's skin suddenly became pale;
- cold sweat appears on the skin;
- blood pressure crumbs is low.
Coughing up blood in a child
Now let's talk about a cough, in which blood is excreted. Why can it arise?
1. Perhaps the baby is currently bleeding from the nose.
2. There is an option that the membranes of the upper respiratory tract were somehow damaged (for example, there is some inflammation, the sore, the shells are parched, the child is injured by a sharp object that has appeared in his oral cavity).
3. There are a number of diseases in which a cough with blood can occur, the main ones among them: tuberculosis, pneumonia and bronchitis.
4. Tumors can also cause a bloody cough.
Recognize such a cough in a child is not difficult: you immediately notice in the expectorant mass of clots or drops of blood - this is called hemoptysis.
Now let's talk about what adults should do to help a child who spits blood.
1. Call and call for medical help, and at this time, ask the child to find a rest position so that it will ease his position, in which he does not really want to cough and that does not prevent him from breathing freely. First, ask him to sit half-sitting - usually this pose is optimal.
2. Do not let the crumb eat and drink, ask him not to talk (at all).
3. Do not leave your baby unattended, but always have someone nearby.
Now a few words about the symptoms, which mean that the situation of the child is threatening and the "first aid" needs to be called as soon as possible:
- the kid complains of lethargy in the body, he constantly tends to sleep;
- the child is restless, he seems to be afraid of something, but he does not even know what;
- It is difficult for him to breathe, there was shortness of breath;
- palpitation increases, and blood pressure drops;
- the skin is pale, the child breaks cold sweat.
As you can see, bloody vomiting and coughing is a sign that the child has something to do with his health, so you need to pay special attention to this. It often happens that the causes are not really terrible and they are only superficial injuries, but one should not immediately dismiss the idea of possible serious diseases, which are the primary cause of coughing and vomiting with blood. Therefore, immediately consult a doctor, let him appoint a full examination and diagnosis for your baby, to make sure that there is no reason to worry.
In any case, do not panic and despair: just do not forget about the regular medical commissions, which must be held every six months - and then the child's health will be under constant supervision. Do not let yourselves and your children's health go by itself, it will still be useful to you.