Children's injuries. Head injury

Specialists determine the conditional classification of children's head injuries. The main types are: a bleeding bruise, a bloodless bruise and a head injury with concussion.

When bloodless trauma, there is a violation of integrity in soft tissues. A head injury can be accompanied by blueness or reddening of the injury site. In addition, there may be a tumor, swelling or even bumps. Bleeding in the occurrence of such an injury does not occur.

The first help with head injuries of this type is to apply cold to the site of injury. To do this, you can damp a towel or a handkerchief with cold water or wrap the ice. When the handkerchief or towel dry, you should rewet them. There are also special pads filled with helium. Pillow should be applied between paper or tissue compresses. It should be taken into account that a child, as a rule, is uncomfortable feeling a cold compress, which must be kept for at least an hour, constantly changing. Therefore, the baby, depending on the age, it is necessary to distract something.

The next day, experts recommend lubricating the injury site with heparin ointment or iodine in the form of a mesh. Thus, it is possible to remove the tumor or shrink the lump.

Bleeding head injury is accompanied by bleeding from the injury site, in some cases abundant. It should be noted that many children are scared of the sight of blood. Therefore, the baby needs to be reassured. When examining the wound, it is important to assess the strength of the bleeding. If it is abundant, it should be stopped immediately. To do this, use a sterile bandage or tissue. A piece of bandage is wetted in hydrogen peroxide and quickly applied directly to the wound. Use paper napkins or cotton wool should not be, because to the edges of the wound can adhere to the fibers. In addition, do not use zelenok or other coloring antiseptics, otherwise the doctor will find it difficult to inspect the damaged area. It must be remembered that a child can experience severe pain and jerk.

After the bleeding is stopped, a tight bandage is applied. After providing emergency care, the child urgently needs to be taken to the hospital. In a medical institution, they will make an x-ray. If the bruise of the head is large, then the hospital can also impose seams. To such procedure of the kid it is necessary to prepare in advance.

Any head injury in the child involves examining the place of injury and providing priority activities. It is necessary to assess the condition of the baby. The manifestation of nausea or vomiting, blanching of the skin, dizziness, loss of consciousness and visual impairment indicates a bruised head with concussion. Symptoms can be manifested in a complex or separately. Thus it is not recommended to give anaesthetising preparations, strongly to press on a place of a trauma.

In this case, it is necessary to put the baby on a horizontal flat surface, warm and soothe. After this, it is necessary to immediately call a specialist, despite the child's assurances that he feels well and with him everything is in order.

It must be remembered that from the time of injury, it can take up to two weeks before the marked signs appear. Therefore, specialist assistance is necessary. Only an experienced and qualified health worker is able to determine if a child is in danger or not.

As practice shows, children's injuries of this type are not uncommon. In the event of head trauma, the main thing is to take the child to the doctor in time, as any trauma can provoke serious problems in the future, having a negative impact on its development.