What to do if a child sprains his wrist? Emergency treatment should be appropriate

Wrist sprain is a very common disease. Due to lack of attention, people may suffer from sprained wrists after being subjected to the pressure of gravity or impact. Children, in particular, are more susceptible to sprains because their bones are not fully developed. After spraining your wrist, you should not twist it at will to avoid secondary injury. You can also use the following methods to treat it.

1: When people sprain their limbs, they often turn or massage them involuntarily. However, in many cases, random twisting will aggravate the symptoms of the injured part. Especially before an accurate diagnosis is made, the sprained part should not be moved casually. If it is a limb, you need to raise the wrist and lift it up to allow the blood to flow smoothly. The correct method is this: if it is an upper arm fracture, it is best to place the arm at the level of the heart; if it is a lower limb, lift the leg to above the knee level.

1: Many of us will apply a hot towel to the painful area after falling or spraining an injury, thinking that this will make it more comfortable. However, this is not the right way to do it, because the capillaries are bleeding, and hot compress will cause the blood vessels to dilate further, causing more severe hematoma and slowing down healing. If it is a fracture, hot compress should be avoided. Cold compresses can control capillary bleeding. Therefore, it is absolutely not advisable to apply hot compress to the injured area. If you feel unbearable pain, you can use ice to apply cold compress.

1: The injury ointment can allow the drug to quickly penetrate through the human skin, producing the effects of invigorating blood circulation, promoting qi, relaxing muscles and dispersing knots. However, if a fracture has already occurred at the sprained site, applying a plaster will only temporarily relieve the surface symptoms. The fractured site will not heal and may be easily dislocated, eventually causing bone deformity.

1: After the capillaries are ruptured, applying safflower oil will speed up the blood flow and increase the swelling. During the acute phase of injury, that is, within 24 hours, if safflower oil is applied and rubbed, it will aggravate blood oozing and swelling at the injured site. Therefore, safflower oil must be used 24 hours after the injury occurs. It is also not suitable for patients with skin ulcers or allergies.

1: Prescription: 50 grams of fresh Achyranthes bidentata, 5 grams of salt. Usage: Wash and mash the foot medicine, add salt and mix well, apply to the affected area, fix with a bandage, and change the dressing once a day. Efficacy: Mild cases can be cured with one dose and severe cases can be cured with two doses, with an effective rate of 100%

2: Prescription: 50g each of Gardenia and Frankincense. Usage: Grind the two medicines into powder, add appropriate amount of rice wine, heat in a pot, stir into a paste, and apply to the affected area. The medicine is 1.5 cm thick, covered with oil paper, and bandaged with gauze. Change the dressing once every two days. It is contraindicated for those with skin lesions. Efficacy: Take the medicine twice. The recovery rate is 96.4%

You can handle it yourself, but be sure to master the correct method. Do not twist your wrist casually. You must protect your wrist. If the symptoms of sprain are serious, do not delay and go to the hospital to let a professional doctor treat it.