First Aid Tips For Kids Health

Mind is All

When it comes to bruises, bumps, and scaped knees some kids need more care than others. It can be a wide variety of reactions from a complete melt down over a paper cut to a kid wiping himself off and getting back up while gushing blood. Basic first aid for your children can be a bit tough. Here are some tips to get their mind off the pain and help distract them while you get them cleaned up.

Using novelty Band-Aids is a great way to get their mind off their injuries. Cuts and scrapes always feel better it seems when there is a Band-Aid on them. You have such a great assortment of band-aids from fairies to bacon and pickles. Getting to pick out their new personal body sticker not only will keep their wound clean but will keep their mind on something else while you get a chance to clean them up with soap and water.

If you have a child that is scared of getting their abrasions cleaned because of the fear of it stinging you could consider getting a product such as Bactine, which is formulated to be a painless antiseptic for cuts and bug bites. Otherwise if you have a tougher child hydrogen peroxide can be a fast and easy way to clean out a cut, some kids even get a kick out of how it bubbles on their cut. It is really important to get a cut cleaned up.

If you need an icepack there are a number of reusable icepacks which are geared towards kids. Which can include fun characters like Hello Kitty, Spiderman, and Elmo. This is a great way to get them a cold pack they may actually use.