A 6m/o baby suffering from spicy fluid spreading

Anthony Caruso medic541 at hotmail.com
Wed Jul 9 21:06:32 BST 2008


 Pret, we use on the ambulance Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo with water.  If indeed this was O.C.> Subject: RE: A 6m/o baby suffering from spicy fluid spreading > Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:55:35 -0400> From: pbjorn at emh.org> To: trauma-list at trauma.org> > Okay, first: why didn't I receive the original message from the List?> > > Allowing for the choppy translation, this sounds like pepper spray. If so, cold whole milk is a decent analgesic in the near term. > > To remove the oil, I'd use a commercial dishwashing liquid diluted 50:50 with water and rinse/soak. Don't rub. > > The eyes are trickier, of course. Normal saline makes some sense, although the stuff's pretty hydrophobic, so the result may not be worth all the struggle with a screaming baby.> > Getting details on the product is a priority, if only to prove that it's capsaicin. Then, at least, you can reassure everyone.> > Pret> > -----Original Message-----> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Timothy Craig Hardcastle> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:33 AM> To: Trauma & Critical Care mailing list> Subject: RE: A 6m/o baby suffering from spicy fluid spreading > > > Shu-ping Tung> > We would need to know what the "hot" spicy fluid is made of to suggest treatment - you may want to immerse the baby in cool water running over the wounds to dilute the chemical if it is an irritant. More information would help. If sats are >92% oxygen tent would not really be useful.> > With more information about the substance we could advise you better about the information for the parents.> > Tim> Dr Timothy C Hardcastle> M.B., Ch.B. (Stell); M. Med (Chir) (Stell); FCS (SA)> Principal Surgeon-Lecturer / Sub-specialist: Trauma and Critical Care> Deputy director: Trauma Unit and Trauma ICU> Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital / UKZN> 800 Bellair Road> Mayville, Durban> > Postal: PostNet Suite 27> Private Bag X05> Malvern, 4055> KwaZulu Natal> > timothyhar at ialch.co.za > > > -----Original Message-----> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of ishi1225> Sent: 09 July 2008 16:17> To: trauma-list at trauma.org> Subject: A 6m/o baby suffering from spicy fluid spreading > > Dear all experienced memebers: >  > as title ,>  The whole story is there were 2 children ; 5 y/o girl, 6 m/o baby>  this 5 y/o girl fool round all the house ,found a thing like a grasping material .>  Then Some orange hot fluid were spreading from the "self-protecting tool ",directly spreaded to the some baby because of a innocent shoot . ALL persons were crazy in the following time, included me, ED physician , all ED nurses and their parents. I'd examined the sick baby >   PAT:           alert,crying , irritable .>   Airway:       some nasal discharge from his nose.>                     All the face and neck :reddish , hot, not swelling .>                     Of course , I couldn't check his pharynx and oral cavity , because of irritable . >   Breathing    NO stridor , no wheezing. >  >  I had tried a hot shot toward my hand at that time.Very hot and burning sensation.>   My question is : >    1. Is O2 tent with cold humidified oxygen enough for managing the sick baby?>    2. How to manage the prolong hot sensation, irritating the sick bay?>    3. How to explain the whole managing course to his worried,hysteria parents ,although   >        the baby cried all the time?>  >    Thanks for your recommendation!!>  >                                                                                 Shu-ping Tung >                                                                                 ED physician >                                                                                 APLS /ATLS provider>                                                                                 ACLS instructor>                                                                                 EMS local director >               >  >  > > > _______________________________________________________________________________________________________> 總會在某些時刻,突然想起舊情人?他 現在過得還好嗎? > http://sev.search.yahoo.net> --> trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG> To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:> http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/> --> trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG> To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:> http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/> --> trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG> To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:> http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/Pre
_________________________________________________________________
It’s a talkathon – but it’s not just talk.
http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_JustTalk


More information about the trauma-list mailing list