In fact, telling some children about what not to do can be dangerous - there are such “cadres” who do everything in defiance of their mother. And be sure to try the forbidden.
You can, of course, tell the story "about one boy", as some parents do, or resort to other tricks. After all, there are things that relate to the safety of the child. And children should be warned about them.
For example, when the language is an example in the cold to iron - what to do in this case for the child himself must be discussed in advance.
How to explain danger
Before telling what measures are being taken in the already existing circumstances, let's try to talk about what methods are used in order to avoid the unpleasant case of freezing to iron.
- Simply explain the danger;
Of course, not everyone has the talents of storytellers and knows how to approach the ban with cunning. Therefore, first of all, tell us that in the cold, iron will definitely “glue” a wet object to itself.
And, if it is easy to tear off a wet mitten from a metal column, then with the skin it is more and more difficult and painful.
- Show a good example;
Take a wet handkerchief and press it against the cold metal. At the same time, it is not necessary - to something static. After all, you can bring something iron from home and wait until it freezes.
Show that it is difficult to tear off the scarf, and if it does, then the villi will remain on the metal, maybe even a piece of fabric will come off. Say that the same will happen with the skin.
- Tell in the form of a fairy tale / life story.
And if something like this happened to you in childhood or you were a witness, then you don’t need to invent anything.
Be sure to say that it is very painful for someone whose tongue is frozen to the iron, and even if you then carefully disconnect it without injury, the unpleasant sensations will remain for a long time.
There are still such "progressive" parents who, as an example, act "on the contrary." And instead of showing on a handkerchief and explaining something, they take and force the child to lick a piece of iron brought from home in the cold.
Of course there will be results. And there is less effort ... but only the child's psyche will definitely suffer from this. This method is unacceptable!
What to do if the child licked the swing in the cold
But not everything can be predicted. And, unfortunately, many do not think about this danger until it happens. If a child has already licked iron in the cold - what to do?
- Do not panic or scare the child;
From fear, he can twitch and blood will flow from the resulting wound in a plentiful stream. Or, on the contrary, it will press harder and freeze even more.
- Do not use dubious methods and advice, such as "piss on iron";
Not only is it hard to imagine how you organize it, but you will also lose time. Unless you are in an absolutely deserted place, there is nowhere to wait for help and nothing else helps. But this, you understand, is mysticism.
- First, evaluate the situation:
- If the child is frozen only with the tip of the tongue, not much, it will be enough to breathe warm breath at the place of contact;
All this time, the child must leave the tongue in a taut state, so that, as soon as it freezes, immediately remove it.
- If a child licked the iron in the cold and the tongue froze strongly, in a large area, and it was very cold outside, then you can hardly get by with one breath.
Look around - there are probably people nearby, perhaps someone lives nearby, loudly turn to those nearby with a question who can bring warm water.
Did someone respond? Great, ask for hot, but not boiling water.
Know! Warm will not work - while they are carrying it, it will cool down completely and will only make it worse.
Boiling water is also a so-so option - you will have to wait until the water becomes a comfortable temperature so as not to burn the child. This can cause more injury. Let them carry it even from the tap, there is no time to wait until the kettle boils.
Important! Even if you are already carrying water, you should try to detach the frozen tongue yourself at this time. Let the child breathe on his own.
What to do if the frozen tongue is torn off by force
The child may panic and twitch. Or get scared. Or they just don't want to wait. If the child’s tongue froze to the iron and he tore it off by force, blood began to flow, the correct measures must be taken quickly.
- Apply a handkerchief or napkin to the wound to stop the bleeding;
- Immediately go home or where you can treat the wound, the main thing is to do it faster;
Polyclinic, shop, any open institution - there is always a first aid kit. In extreme cases, go to the pharmacy and buy what you need, process the tongue right at the pharmacy.
- Rinse your tongue with warm water, if not warm - at least room temperature water;
- Treat with hydrogen peroxide or chlorhexidine;
Attention! You don’t need to use iodine and brilliant green, they will burn the wound on an already sensitive tongue.
- Let the child not eat or drink for a couple of hours;
- As time passes, let's give warm, ground, liquid food;
- After each meal, rinse your mouth with chamomile;
- At the first opportunity, show the wound on the tongue to the doctor so that he assesses how strong it is and whether any other actions are required. Perhaps he will prescribe some kind of anesthetic and disinfecting ointment.
Important! In any case, try to support your baby, do not shout or scold, it is better to calm down and help properly in this situation. And you will explain later.
May you never have to put these tips into practice.
And if you have encountered such a situation, then tell us in the comments how you acted? What helped?
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Ice and a car that does not want to start in the morning is not the worst thing that happens in winter. There is another winter nuisance - a person can stick his tongue to the iron. This situation is familiar to many: children lick pieces of iron out of curiosity, adults - most often on a dare. Novosibirsk News learned how to rescue a victim from captivity who decided to taste an iron swing or railing.
Take the victim to a warm place
If we are talking about a sled or a metal toy, then the simplest thing in this situation is to take the object to which the tongue has stuck, along with the victim, to a warm place. You just have to wait a bit and everything will thaw by itself.
Breathe
If a person is frozen to a rather bulky object, like a swing, then it is unlikely that it will be possible to move it into heat. It is worth trying to warm the object itself. Fold your palms like a mouthpiece and breathe into the place of "docking". If there are several rescuers, things will go much faster. Ask the victim to breathe with you.
Pour water
If you are near a house or a store, run for warm water (not hot!) and gently water the freezing area.
Don't try to tear
Do not try to force the victim away from the sticking point. This can lead to very painful injuries.
Treat the wound
If the wound could not be avoided, go home immediately, no application of snow or ice - there is a risk of infection. At home, rinse your tongue with warm water and blot with a hydrogen peroxide swab. With a strong wound, you need to use a sterile bandage - it is folded several times and pressed against the damaged area. You need to keep it until the bleeding stops completely.
Don't eat hot food
For the next few days, until the mucous membrane of the tongue is restored, try to eat liquid food. And make sure that the food is not hot, it can also hurt.
Hello dear readers of my blog! Today, while walking with one of the twins, we encountered a terrible situation: a child at the age of 7 stuck his tongue to the swing. I, as an adult lady, had to immediately provide first aid to the victim. Instead, I'm petrified. What to do in such a situation?
Since the beginning of 2017, I have been constantly thinking about this problem. However, instead of looking on the Internet, I came up with other topics for writing posts, doing creative work with children, preparing January delicacies, meeting guests, etc. After all, January was created for family holidays. But it was not there.
As I remember now on January 4, somewhere in the afternoon, meeting my sister with her husband and baby, I slightly stuck my wet hand to a metal door (it happened in a country house). It wasn't hard to peel off. However, it was then that the question arose in my head: what to do if the tongue stuck to the metal in the cold?
I asked myself a question, but there was no answer. Mother laziness played a cruel joke on me. Today, however, I witnessed the "terrible acquaintance" of language with iron. Not for nothing they say thought is material. The moisture of the tongue, when in contact with cold metal, turns into ice - hence the "clutch".
Thank you very much to the man who passed by. We both rushed to the rescue of the frightened boy. I calmed down mentally as best I could, our savior (without him I would not have coped) “unstuck” the tongue from the piece of iron.
Instructions for saving the language
For the first time in my life I am writing an article based on the words of the hero of a children's walk. The Internet slightly corrected the acquired knowledge.
I am a journalist by education and I had to take a lot of interviews and often. However, I did not succeed in doing articles so quickly. This incident happened around 15.00 Moscow time. It took me 30 minutes to write this post.
So let's get down to the detailed operation to save languages:
If this problem touched my children, I would panic. However, this should by no means be allowed. “Calmness, only calmness” - as Carlson bequeathed, a man in the prime of his life (every day we read Astred Lindgren with children, so the quotes ask for a blank sheet).
There are enough advisers in our life. However, not all of them are competent in this matter and can cause unnecessary problems with their comments. For example, there are people on the Internet who advise warming up a piece of iron with a lighter. Are you a spectacle? You bring fire to your child's face - a terrible picture, isn't it? 
Elderly people can advise the old way: to pee. This is a kind of analogue of warm water. However, for aesthetic reasons, this method can only be applied in extreme cases.
Someone is still advised to tear off the tongue. By principle, it hurts better, but quickly. Only how then to treat the crippled tongue, they do not know. So the choice is yours.
How to treat the victim?
There are cases when the child himself is nevertheless freed from the piece of iron, while causing serious injuries to the tongue. In this case, you must immediately go home. DO NOT apply snow or ice to the tongue, as it can cause an infection.
At home, you need to rinse your mouth with warm water and apply cotton wool with hydrogen peroxide to the tongue (by the way, I recently cured my wisdom tooth with peroxide, but more on that next time). If the bleeding still does not stop, you need to urgently call an ambulance. You can't do without specialists.
During the next week, the child should be fed pureed food and make sure that the food is not hot. If a few days after the incident, the tongue still does not heal and begins to darken - urgently see a doctor.
How to prevent language familiarity with metal?
Children are all different and when you say to someone - NO! - he immediately goes to do it is impossible. Some sites advise to visually show children how the bonding of language and metal occurs.
To do this, they take the spoon out into the cold, then bring it home and ask the child to lick it. After the “coupling”, the child is freed from the spoon with warm water and explained to him that it is impossible to do this on the street with a swing. Would you dare to experiment with your child? 
I doubt my 2.4 year old twins will understand this experiment. Today Andryushka was frightened at the sight of a child in an embrace with a piece of iron. Will he remember such an example - the future will show! However, the second twin did not see this, and given his stubbornness and curiosity, everything is still ahead of us.
I told you about this story and it became easier! I hope my post will help someone become a little wiser. I certainly now know how to act in such situations. The main thing is to warm the poor curious child without panic with the help of breathing or warm water.
That's all, my dear listeners! On the one hand, today was a scary, but informative day. I look forward to your comments and reposts. See you soon!
Always yours, Anna Tikhomirova
This problem torments the minds of millions of parents. Wherever there is winter and snow, people stick their tongues to iron objects. For various reasons, many people have fallen into this situation at least once, from gray-haired elders to very young children. Some people are driven to lick the cold swings by the curiosity and excitement of the discoverer, others - by the valiant prowess and the desire to show their courage to friends. What should be done when a small child freezes?
Common Causes
There are several reasons why people freeze to metal objects:
How to help a child if he stuck his tongue to the gland?
If it sticks to a small object (keys or zipper on a jacket), it is best to take the victim to a warm place to thaw from the iron. Unfortunately, more often children freeze to swings and slides, it is impossible to transfer them to heat. If your naturalist is old enough, then explain to him that you need to warm the place where the tongue meets the iron with breathing. This is the easiest and safest way to break free from the shackles of ice.
If the trouble happened near your house, then you can go for water. Contrary to popular belief, even a cold one will do, because it is still warmer than the ice that glued your child to the slide. She is poured over the junction of the tongue with the metal. For obvious reasons, it is forbidden to take boiling water. In the complete absence of water around, it makes sense to try to melt some snow with your hands and pour over it. After that, you need to rinse your mouth with boiled water.
You can try to heat up a place on a metal object next to the tongue: use your hands, a heating pad and other warm objects. Some extreme people advise warming with a lighter, but this is a bad idea, as you can cause even more harm to the innocent victim of the ice trap.
What can not be done?
The main thing in this situation is not to panic. Nothing terrible happened, so there is no need to scare your baby even more. It’s not sweet enough for him anyway, besides, a frightened child may try to free himself, leaving pieces of his tongue at the scene.
It is not recommended to tear off the frozen tongue by force, this will inevitably lead to injury. Metal conducts heat well, so a wet tongue instantly freezes to it. Plus, it is well supplied with blood, which is why all more or less major injuries are accompanied by bleeding. Because of this, it is impossible to tear off the tongue without damaging it. Although in some situations this is the only way out, it is not always possible to free the child in other ways.
What if the tongue was injured?
If, after releasing the tongue, a wound remains on it, do not be alarmed. Upon arrival home, rinse it with boiled water, then treat it with a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution. It will remove dirt and infection from the wound. A hemostatic sponge is used to stop bleeding. Instead, a sterile bandage folded several times is also suitable. It is pressed to the site of injury and held until the bleeding stops.
After that, the wound can be treated with an anti-inflammatory gel and Miramistin. The wound is usually shallow, but if it is extensive, inflamed, and the child has an increase in body temperature, then it makes sense to show it to the doctor. In severe cases, he will prescribe painkillers, antibiotics and suggest hospitalization.
Prevention
It is easier to prevent trouble than to deal with its consequences. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Trying to explain to a child that licking a swing is dangerous to health, you will only kindle the excitement of a natural scientist in his heart. On the other hand, it is even worse if he gets into such a situation alone, when no one can help him, because then injury cannot be avoided. It is better if it sticks to the swing under your supervision. You can show him an experiment: in the cold, wet your hand and take on something metal. Feeling the effect of sticking on itself, the child will no longer want to lick the iron swing.
Most of us in childhood, despite the orders of our parents, stuck our tongues to the iron in frosty weather. Remember those unforgettable feelings of pain, confusion and helplessness? In the cold, a wet tongue freezes to the metal tightly. Our children are growing up, their curiosity knows no bounds, all the exhortations of parents that certain things should not be done are tested in practice. Why not? Having asked this question, the child may decide to experience for himself what will happen. As a result, the child may be securely "chained" to the iron on the playground. Usually these are either swings, slides, or children's sleds and shovels. And after all, you won’t scream and call home, the language is “busy”. What to do in such a difficult situation? If you are nearby, then helping your child is not so difficult. The main thing is not to tear off the child's tongue from the iron by force. By the way, some adults also find themselves in similar situations. The methods are as follows:
- If the iron object can be moved, immediately take it and carry it along with the unreasonable child home or to any warm room. Gradually, it will heat up, and the tongue will be released without serious injury.
- If this is not possible, try heating the iron. To do this, pour it with warm (not hot!) Water. If there is a power source nearby, you can use a hair dryer or similar device. Some suggest using urine as well. Sometimes it's no longer disgusting.
- If it is impossible to use the previous methods, show the child how to breathe better in order to slightly heat this area of \u200b\u200bthe iron. And help him with your breath too. You can also heat with your palms, preferably through a cloth or mittens. You can use a lighter, a gas burner, anything like that is at hand. But this should be done carefully so as not to burn the tongue and lips of the child. The surface will gradually heat up and millimeter by millimeter it is necessary to free the tongue that has fallen into the “trap”. By the way, it is advisable to teach this method of liberation to your child in advance. You will not always be there at this exciting moment of learning about the environment.
- Rip your tongue off the metal. The most unpleasant and not recommended way. As a result, serious injuries appear. In this case, the child will experience hellish pain, the tongue will bleed heavily.
Even the first methods of liberating a child's language do not pass without a trace every time, not to mention the hard fourth method. How to treat the tongue after he met the iron?
In the case of the first three methods, there will be no injuries, or there will be microtraumas. You just need to rinse your tongue with warm water. If your child tore off the tongue from the piece of iron with the help of force, leaving a part of the mucous membrane on the metal, then the injury will be very strong. The blood will just splatter. Germs can get into the wound and cause infection. In this case, you should again rinse the wound with warm water, then treat it with hydrogen peroxide for disinfection. Having done these procedures, immediately seek help from the emergency room and get the advice of a specialist who will prescribe treatment if necessary. At the same time, be prepared to feed your baby liquid food almost through a tube for several days.
Of course, any parent dreams that this does not happen to his baby, but the likelihood of a child's language becoming familiar with metal on frosty days is extremely high. Some solve this problem simply - do not focus on it, hoping that it never occurs to him to try to lick the iron. Someone acts differently - they clearly explain to the child what can happen in such a case and how to save yourself in this situation. It all depends on the parental approach and the temperament of the child.
All the ways to release the children's language from the iron captivity will not hurt to study by the parents themselves.
