Home alone electric shock, What to do if your baby had an Electric Shock?
Crawling babies can get their fingers into all kinds of places in your home if they put their fingers into electric sockets or appliances such as hair dryers or phone chargers. It’s possible for your baby to get an electric shock. In this situation, what to do if your baby had an electric shock? This can be very serious. If your baby has had an electric shock, you might see some of these signs they may have burns, blistered, or charred skin. They may have pain or weakness. An electric shock can make your baby unresponsive. And the person who is alone in the house got an electric shock, what to do in that case? Electric shock treatment is the utmost need for the safety of all of us.
If you think your baby has had an electric shock, you’ll need to do a baby primary survey. Make sure, if the baby is still in contact with the electrical current, turn the power off if you can or use something nonmetallic to break the contact, like a rolled-up magazine or a wooden spoon. Try to see if your baby responds to you by gently tapping or flicking the sole of their foot and calling their name. They are unresponsive if they don’t respond to you. Master, can you hear me? Next, you will need to check if they are breathing.
Electric shock treatment
To check for normal breathing, open the airway. Place one hand on your baby’s forehead and very gently tilt the head back with one finger. Gently lift the chin to open the airway and check to see if they are breathing. If your baby is breathing, put them into the recovery position. Cradle the baby in your arms with its head tilted downwards. If your baby has suffered an electric shock and has stopped breathing, you need to start baby CPR. This technique is for use on babies under one year old.
Call for Help and Start CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
Call for Help ask a helper to call 911 or the Rescue 1122. For emergency help, use a mobile speaker phone if you’re on your own so that you can start CPR as soon as possible. If you’re on your own and you don’t have a speakerphone, you need to do CPR for a minute before you can call for help.
what does CPR stand for and its procedure?
Start CPR as per guidelines of the American heart association CPR: Place them on a firm surface and open their airway. With one hand on the forehead, gently tilt their head back. With your fingertips, gently lift the chin to open the airway. Pick out any visible obstructions from the mouth and nose. Step one is puff. Take a breath. Put your lips around your baby’s mouth and nose and make a seal. Blow gently and steadily for up to 1 second. The chest should rise. Remove your mouth and watch the chest fall. That’s one rescue breath or puff. Do this five times. Step two is a pump or chest compression. Put two fingers in the center of your baby’s chest and push down a third of the depth of the chest. Release the pressure, allowing the chest to come back up before pressing back down again. Repeat this 30 times at a rate of 100 to 120 pumps per minute. This is quite quick. After 30 chest pumps, open the airway and give a further two puffs. Continue to alternate between 30 chest pumps and two puffs.
If you’re on your own and don’t have a speakerphone, stop after 1 minute and call 911 or Rescue 1122 for emergency help. If a mobile phone is not available and you have to move to get to a telephone, take the baby with you. Keep repeating 30 pumps, then two puffs until help arrives or they become responsive.
Burns due to Electric shock
You may also need to treat burns. Move them away from the source of heat. Call the burn or scold by running it under cold water for at least ten minutes. Don’t use ice gels or creams on the area. They can damage the affected skin and increase the risk of infection. Remove the clothing from around the burn. If the clothing is stuck to the skin, don’t try to remove it. Cover the burn with clean film or a clean plastic bag. This protects it from infection.
Serious burns or skulls need emergency treatment, so call 911 or 1122 while you wait for the ambulance. Treat your baby for a short necessary, so remember to break contact with the electrical current with something nonmetallic. Check if they’re responding and breathing. If your baby is breathing, then put them into the recovery position and call for help. If your baby is not breathing, start baby CPR.
You may also need to treat burns, so cool the burn with cold water. Remove your baby’s clothing unless it’s stuck to the burn and cover the burn with clean film or a clean plastic bag. And that’s how you treat a baby who’s been electrocuted.
Hi, I am John Smit a Captain in Fire Department City of Newyork with over years of experience in the field of Firefighting and HSE. My passion for fire safety started when I was a young boy and witnessed a neighbor’s house go up in flames along with precious lives. Since then, I had dedicated my life to ensuring the safety of buildings, properties, and individuals in case of a fire and medical emergencies.