The Dangers of Carrying Children on Your Back: A Cautionary Tale

Many parents carry their children on their backs.

It is not only more energy-saving when walking or playing,

It is also a manifestation of intimacy between parents and children.

However,

Recently, a short video that has been circulating on the Internet shows that

A father in Sichuan carried a little girl on his back.

When a child puts his arms around his father’s neck

The father suddenly fainted

Fell straight and heavy backwards

The child also fell down with his head hitting the ground!

The doctor explained:

The child compressed the father’s bilateral carotid sinuses

Similar to the judo move “naked choke”

Zhang Haifeng, a powerful young and middle-aged doctor in Guangdong and chief physician of the Department of Cardiology at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, said that judging from the video, when the child hugged his father’s neck with both hands, he may have compressed the bilateral carotid sinuses. “There are baroreceptors in the carotid sinus. After being compressed, the blood pressure decreases, which will cause the heart rate to slow down significantly and lead to loss of consciousness. After the father and daughter fell to the ground together, the child’s hands were removed and the compression was relieved, and the father Regained consciousness.”

Zhang Haifeng said that pressing on the bilateral carotid sinuses does not require much force to produce the above-mentioned consequences. Although children do not have much strength, pressing hard can also have a compressive effect. “The child in the video fell down. In addition to the strength of the arms, there is also the effect of gravity. Compared with conscious hugging and pressing, the force used in this case is greater.”

Guangzhou Daily New Flower City reporter learned that the child’s action in the video is very similar to the judo action “naked choke”, which is used by the user to strangle the opponent from behind. Because of its strong offensiveness in actual combat, this action is also widely used in martial arts, fighting techniques, self-defense techniques, etc.

Doctor’s reminder

Zhang Haifeng reminded that when using this move, if the person being choked does not have any underlying disease, it may take more than ten seconds for him to faint, and he will generally regain consciousness after being released. If the person being choked has an underlying disease, the short-term ischemia may induce other problems, such as cerebral infarction, and may even lead to more serious consequences.

He reminded that judo and martial arts novices should pay attention to degree and safety when practicing this action, and should not last too long. When parents carry heavy or older children, they must be careful not to let the children hug their necks with both hands, and especially pay attention to avoiding the bilateral arterial sinuses of the neck.

Text/Guangzhou Daily New Flower City Reporter: Ren Shanshan Correspondent: Liu Wenqin

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