What to do with a child’s face after a fall

Children who fell on the face need to be examined immediately to clarify the wound, if the wound is very deep with active bleeding, you need to go to the hospital as soon as possible suture, anesthesia, but also to check whether there is no foreign body residue in the wound and skin defects. Within 24 hours of injury, tetanus antitoxin should be injected intramuscularly, and if the wound is heavily contaminated, it is best to apply antibiotics to prevent wound infection. If the wound is not deep, just graze the skin, you can use alcohol to disinfect, avoid wounds within 1 week, regular disinfection, keep clean and dry. If the fall wound on the face is only swollen, without skin breakage, you can use ice to apply cold compresses first, and hot compresses after 48 hours to promote swelling. Suture wound can be removed within 1 week, after removing the stitches, local application of scar remover or silicone gel to prevent scar formation.