10-year-old Girl's Arm Twisted Into Washing Machine, High Incidence Of Accidental Injuries in Children During Summer, Need To Be Vigilant

A 10-year-old girl helped her mother dry clothes and twisted her hands into the washing machine... Summer vacation has just begun, and incidents of accidental injuries to children have occurred frequently. Every summer vacation, Hunan Children's Hospital receives multiple cases of accidental injuries in children. On July 9th, the reporter interviewed experts from the hospital and presented a "Summer Children's Health Handbook" to parents.
A 10-year-old girl hung clothes and twisted her left hand into the washing machine
Chen Jiaojiao (pseudonym), a 10-year-old girl from Miluo, Yueyang, is well behaved and sensible. She always helps her mother with household chores, such as washing dishes, drying clothes, and cleaning the room. At noon on July 4th, when her mother was too busy making lunch, Chen Jiaojiao, as usual, helped take out the clothes from the washing machine to dry.
But this time, before the washing machine stopped working, Chen Jiaojiao reached her left hand into the spinning washing machine. In an instant, the arm was wrapped around the clothes, and as the clothes were stirring, the hand also wrapped around the washing machine a few times.
The child's entire left arm is severely deformed, with skin punctured and blood flowing profusely. Upon hearing the cries, the mother rushed over and quickly cut off the power to the washing machine, pulling the child's injured left hand out of the clothes.
After diagnosis, Chen Jiaojiao has an open fracture of the left humeral shaft, as well as fractures of the ulna and radius shafts. Hunan Children's Hospital has opened a green channel for the examination process of children, ensuring that preoperative testing is completed as soon as possible and surgical treatment is carried out as soon as possible. After surgery, Chen Jiaojiao's overall condition remained stable, but there were still symptoms of radial nerve injury that needed to be observed for 1 to 3 months. If there was no recovery, further nerve exploration and treatment would be necessary.
Li Miao, an orthopedic surgeon at Hunan Children's Hospital, suggests that parents need to specifically instruct their children to pay attention to personal safety and avoid activities and games containing dangerous movements as much as possible. If you encounter an open fracture, first keep the wound clean, then cover it with clean gauze to stop bleeding, and immediately seek medical treatment.
Children are prone to accidental injuries during summer vacation, parents need to be vigilant
Every summer vacation, Hunan Children's Hospital receives multiple cases of accidental injuries to children, including drowning, road injuries, falls, bumps, foreign objects getting stuck in the throat, burns, and other injuries that may quietly occur during this period.
In order to protect the health and safety of children, Fan Chao, the head nurse of the emergency department of Hunan Children's Hospital, volunteered to provide parents with a "Summer Children's Health Handbook".
Firstly, safety education should be conducted, where parents regularly impart safety knowledge to their children, including traffic safety, drowning prevention, fire prevention, and electric shock prevention. Teach children to abide by traffic rules and not play on the road; Not swimming or playing in water without adult companionship; Do not play with fire, appliances, etc.
Secondly, it is important to create a safe environment for children by creating a secure living space at home, installing protective barriers, reinforcing screen windows, etc., to prevent children from falling from heights; Place hazardous materials out of reach of children; Teach children to use electrical appliances and gas correctly.
Try to avoid children engaging in activities alone, and parents should always pay attention to their children's behavior to prevent them from going out alone or engaging in dangerous activities. Parents should accompany their children during outdoor activities to ensure their safety.
Pay attention to imparting first aid knowledge, so that children can master some basic first aid skills, such as hemostasis, bandaging, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, etc., so that they can receive timely first aid treatment in case of accidents.
Fan Chao reminds that it is also important for parents to develop holiday plans for their children to avoid prolonged addiction to electronic devices or excessive physical activity. Children can be guided to participate in beneficial physical and mental activities, such as outdoor sports, summer camps, etc.