What to do if a child accidentally swallows mosquito coil liquid

When the weather is hot in summer, mosquitoes and flies will always breed. Mosquitoes are very annoying, so some people use electric mosquito coils to drive away mosquitoes. If the baby accidentally ingests mosquito coil liquid, parents must be vigilant at this time. If the baby is in good condition and does not cry, then there is no big problem. Pay attention to prevention. If the baby has some abnormal conditions, you should go to the hospital for examination in time.

What to do if a child accidentally swallows mosquito coil liquid

1. If the baby's general condition is good, with no breathing difficulties, crying, etc., there should be no major problem.

2. You can give your baby more water, eat more vegetables and fruits, massage the abdomen to promote your baby's bowel movements, and observe your baby's bowel movements. If your baby does not have a bowel movement, it is best to go to the hospital for a check-up.

3. If children accidentally eat mosquito coils, you must pay attention to observe their physical symptoms. If it is just a little bit, there may be no reaction. However, if there are poisoning reactions and symptoms, you must take timely countermeasures, or take the baby directly to the hospital for treatment.

4. Parents should not put bulk or liquid medicines, such as laundry detergent and pesticides, into plastic bottles, as this makes it easier for children to accidentally ingest them.

Are electric mosquito coils harmful to babies?

harmful. The harmfulness of electric mosquito coils is also obvious. According to a report conducted by the Institute of Health, electric mosquito coils release not only chemicals such as phenylephrine and toluene, but also many unknown and harmful compounds. If used in a closed room, severe allergic reactions may occur, such as sore throat, nasal congestion, headache, etc. Therefore, it is recommended to maintain air circulation when using electric mosquito coils. If the quality of electric mosquito coils and electric mosquito coils is not up to standard, it can easily endanger human health. But even good quality electric mosquito coils can still cause some harm.

Electric mosquito coils are harmful to your baby's health. You can just buy an electric mosquito swatter or a mosquito repellent lamp. When your baby is sleeping, you can put up a mosquito net for him to prevent mosquito bites. Generally speaking, applying some cooling oil or wind oil can have a certain effect after a mosquito bite, but these irritating drugs should not be applied to particularly delicate skin areas, such as eyelids, labia, and scrotum. In addition, they are not suitable for young babies because their skin all over their body is very delicate. If the skin at the bite site has already had an allergic reaction, do not use strongly irritating drugs, otherwise it will aggravate the local skin damage and be detrimental to the disappearance of local tissue edema. It is best to wipe it with 75% alcohol or ordinary floral water first, and then apply anti-itching and anti-allergic drugs, such as compound calamine lotion, diphenhydramine ointment, compound zinc oxide ointment, etc. If there are local skin redness, pain, lumps, etc., you can use erythromycin ointment or other antibiotic ointments, or take orally or intramuscularly antibiotics, such as cephalosporins.