Hair Tourniquet Syndrome Hair tourniquet syndrome is when a strand of hair, a thread, or a similar object (tourniquet) becomes tightly wrapped around part of a baby's body. The tourniquet constricts normal blood flow and causes pain. This condition can happen anywhere on the body, but it most often happens on a finger or a toe. In severe cases, a hair tourniquet can lead to infection or tissue death. CAUSES This condition is caused by a hair, thread, or a similar object becoming wrapped around a baby's body part. Stray hairs or loose threads in the baby's clothing are common tourniquets. RISK FACTORS This condition is more likely to develop in babies under 4 months of age. Hormonal changes in the mother may cause her to lose more hair than usual …show more content…
Treatment depends on the location and severity of the condition. Treatment may include: • Medicine that numbs the affected area (local anesthetic). • Medicine that helps the baby relax (sedative). • Antibiotic medicine to help prevent infection. • Immobilization, such as swaddling, to keep the baby still during the removal procedure . • Use of an ointment to dissolve the tourniquet. • Use of scissors, forceps, probes, or other tools to unwrap or cut the tourniquet. • Use of a surgical knife (scalpel) to make incisions in the skin to access the tourniquet. This is only used in severe cases. • A referral to a specialist (such as a urologist or surgeon) to check for any loss of function in the affected body part. HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS • Give your baby over-the-counter and prescription medicines only as told by your health care provider. • If your baby was prescribed antibiotic medicine, give it to your baby as told by your health care provider. Do not stop giving your baby the antibiotic even if he or she seems to feel better. • Keep all follow-up visits as told by your baby's health care
• Hemolytic disease of the newborn. Hemolytic disease happens when a mother 's disease fighting system (immune system) attacks her baby 's red blood cells. Proteins (antibodies) in the mother’s blood destroy the baby 's red blood cells. Two conditions can cause hemolytic disease:
Cord clamping has long been practiced to occur immediately after birth of a neonate. There is much discussion and evidence based practice that shows improvements to health when we delay the clamping and cutting of the umbilical cord. Delayed clamping allows for more nutrient rich blood to flow to the infant’s body, which is going through shock at birth. Early clamping is generally done between 10 seconds after expulsion of the fetus to one minute , whereas delayed clamping ranges from two minutes until the cord finishes pulsating. The research collected will analyze early clamping and delayed clamping to see which practice is found to be healthier for mother and child.
There are designated classes to take, so people can be aware of the effects of SBS and what to do when a baby has been shook. Even if you’re not a parent, it is still encouraged for any caregiver or babysitter, or anyone who deals with infants on a daily basis, to take this class to be aware. Most times, SBS occurs when a baby is 6 months or younger. What happens when you shake a baby? When you shake a baby there will be bleeding of the brain or bleeding in the retina’s.
Tongue tie is when your child’s tongue is not able to move freely in his or her mouth. A band of tissue called the frenulum runs from the underside of the tongue to the bottom of the mouth. This band should be thin enough and long enough to allow the tongue to move freely in all directions. When this band is too thick or too short, it can prevent the tongue from moving normally.
...f the clamps on the tubing to allow the IV solution to run freely. Slowly, decrease the flow of the solution to the appropriate rate as ordered by the physician. Using a small gauze pad, wipe away any excess blood or fluid on the surface of the skin. Then, using the pre-torn pieces of tape, secure the catheter hub and the IV tubing to the patient’s skin. Take extra caution not to kink the tubing. Once everything is secured, recheck the IV solution’s flow and then attend to the rest of your patients needs.
Circumcision is a painful operation that newborns in the United States experience. Anesthetics are not used on these patients since they are at such a young age, as a consequence the infant is awake throughout the procedure. Some infants Phimosis is the inability for the foreskin to retract at the appropriate age because of how tight the skin is around the head of the penis. Phimosis is rare only affecting 1%-5% (glansie.com).
This occurs when the fetal head is in the wrong position. It can also be caused by damage to the muscles of the neck or the neck of the blood supply problems.
As a standard precaution against bodily fluids or blood borne pathogens the medical assistant and the doctor would don their personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, face shield, and gown. Next, the medical assistant will prepare the following materials in preparation of the procedure: 1% or 2% lidocaine in a 10cc syringe/25 gauge needle, skin prep solution, #11 scalpel blade with handle, gauze, hemostat, scissors, iodoform, tape, and culture swab. After the materials have been prepped the doctor will clean the abscess with skin prep and drape the wound with sterile fenestrated drape. Anesthetic in the form of lidocaine with a 10cc syringe and 25-gauge needle will be injected around the abscess. The doctor will allow 3-5 minutes for the anesthetic to take affect before making an incision into the abscess. Once the incision is made the doctor will allow pus to ooze and drain out. While the pus is draining out, the culture swab will be inserted in to the abscess where a culture is taken so the origin of the infection is identified incase further treatment is needed. Using the hemostat the doctor will explore the abscess and continue to soak up the pus with the gauze. With a syringe and normal saline the doctor will irrigate
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Unfortunately, everyone else appeared the same, applying tourniquets while locating a vein was a big issue. Even despite this fact; the worst yet to come for those who feared blood- I felt like a guinea pig in a practicing hospital: the inexperienced to learn how to poke and prod with needles. At first we listened to the instructors explaining the entire process, as well as identifying the torture equipment. Though it was not seeming as difficult as I thought, I still remained reserved. Seeing everyone squirm around watching this process, drill sergeant's learning alongside, made this moment
I first researched about baby vaccines. The most common are DTaP, HIB, Hepatitis B, Polio, PCV13 among others. All of these vaccines protect children from the most common illnesses around the U.S. While I was on the topic I researched how to protect a child from illnesses he/she wasnt vaccinated for like the flu and such. Keeping a baby fed and clensed is a good way of keeping the baby away from harmful germs and also insure the baby from getting sick. It is also nice to try to keep illnesses away from yourself to prevent it from spreading it from yourself to the child. Also there may be some cases of the child not needing/using vaccines to protect them from illness. Good things to talk to youre doctor about are the DTaP vaccine and PCV13.
Unlike vaginal birth delivery, the process of a cesarean delivery is quite different, but just as safe as giving vaginal birth (Taylor, 1). When delivering a baby using the cesarean method, there are two ways anesthetic can be used. The women can be put into an unconscious state using the anesthetic, therefore she will be asleep during the entire operation and her coach may not be present. The other way for the anesthetic to be used would be in an epidural or spinal block to temporarily numb the woman from her waist down. In this case the mother will be awake and her coach may be present to give her extra support. Once the anesthetic is working, an incision is made in the abdomen either horizontally or vertically, depending on the reason for the cesarean delivery. A vertical incision is made when the baby is in trouble and needs to be out as quickly as possible, when there is more time the horizontal incision is used. The baby is then lifted out of the uterus and gone for the APGAP procedure. The placenta is then removed and the mother’s reproductive organs are examined before closing the incision (Taylor, 1).
...s expressed by most treating physicians if best treatment is not possible. Most of those wound are sadly sent to a community nurse for dressing change without the patient coming back to the treating physician for assessment of "maintenance wound" treatment.
Although childbirth appears to be a calm and unforgettable moment for mothers and family members, there can be severe complications that can affect not only the mother, but also the delivery and the child; on the contrary, the process may also run smoothly without any