{"id":12725,"date":"2024-12-18T09:17:29","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=12725"},"modified":"2024-12-18T09:17:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:17:29","slug":"head-trauma-first-aid-mayo-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=12725","title":{"rendered":"Head trauma: First aid &#8211; Mayo Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"main\">\n<!--googleon: all--><\/p>\n<h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p>A head injury, also known as head trauma, can occur from a car crash, a fall from a ladder, a collision while playing a contact sport or another accident. Some head injuries need emergency care while others can be seen by a healthcare professional during a scheduled visit.<\/p>\n<h3>When to seek emergency help<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Call 911 or your local emergency number<\/strong> if someone has had a serious head injury \u2014 such as a fall from a ladder or a motor vehicle accident \u2014 or if the person has the following symptoms. With potentially serious head injuries, it is important to protect the person&#8217;s neck and spine. Do this by having the person lie still. Don&#8217;t move the person until emergency medical help has arrived and made an evaluation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adults<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Serious head or facial bleeding.<\/li>\n<li>Bleeding or fluid leakage from the nose or ears.<\/li>\n<li>Change in consciousness for longer than a few seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Not breathing.<\/li>\n<li>Confusion, agitation or restlessness that continues to get worse.<\/li>\n<li>Loss of balance.<\/li>\n<li>Weakness or not being able to use an arm or leg.<\/li>\n<li>One pupil bigger than the other. The pupil is the black part of the eye.<\/li>\n<li>Slurred speech.<\/li>\n<li>Seizures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Children<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any of the symptoms for adults.<\/li>\n<li>Persistent crying.<\/li>\n<li>Refusal to eat.<\/li>\n<li>Bulging in the soft spot on the front of the head in infants.<\/li>\n<li>Repeated vomiting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Treatment<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Follow these first-aid steps while waiting for emergency medical help to arrive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Keep the person still.<\/strong> The injured person should lie down with the head and shoulders slightly elevated. Don&#8217;t move the person unless necessary. Avoid moving the person&#8217;s neck. If the person is wearing a helmet, don&#8217;t remove it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stop any bleeding.<\/strong> Apply firm pressure to the wound with sterile gauze or a clean cloth. But don&#8217;t apply direct pressure to the wound if you suspect a skull fracture.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Watch for changes in breathing and alertness.<\/strong> If the person shows no signs of circulation \u2014 no breathing, coughing or movement \u2014 begin CPR.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Someone with head trauma can be driven to the emergency department if the person can walk and is alert but has:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Black-and-blue marks below the eyes or behind the ears.<\/li>\n<li>Confusion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>When to call your doctor<\/h3>\n<p>Head trauma that results in concussion symptoms needs to be evaluated by a healthcare professional. Concussion symptoms include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nausea or vomiting.<\/li>\n<li>Ringing in the ears.<\/li>\n<li>Trouble with balance or staying steady.<\/li>\n<li>Headaches.<\/li>\n<li>Blurry vision.<\/li>\n<li>Trouble concentrating.<\/li>\n<li>Memory loss around the event that caused the head trauma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--googleoff: all--><\/p>\n<p><!--googleon: all--><\/p>\n<p><!--googleoff: snippet--><\/p>\n<menu class=\"social\"\/>\n<p>    <span class=\"moddate\">Dec. 18, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expandable references\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"acces-show-hide\" data-show=\"Show references\" data-hide=\"Hide references\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"dvReferenceListPC\">Show references<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"dvReferenceListPC\">\n<ol>\n<li>Head injury. American College of Emergency Physicians. https:\/\/www.emergencyphysicians.org\/article\/know-when-to-go\/head-injury. Accessed Oct. 31, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Signs and symptoms of concussion. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/heads-up\/signs-symptoms\/index.html. Accessed Oct. 31, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Neck or back injury. American College of Emergency Physicians. https:\/\/www.emergencyphysicians.org\/article\/know-when-to-go\/neck-or-back-injury. Accessed Oct. 31, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Traumatic brain injury. Merck Manual Professional Version. https:\/\/www.merckmanuals.com\/professional\/injuries-poisoning\/traumatic-brain-injury-tbi\/traumatic-brain-injury-tbi. Accessed Oct. 31, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Evans RW, et al. Acute mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) in adults. https:\/\/www.uptodate.com\/contents\/search. Accessed Oct. 31, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Bloom J, et al. Sideline evaluation of concussion. https:\/\/uptodate.com\/contents\/search. Accessed Nov. 6, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Schutzman S. Minor blunt head trauma in infants and young children (&lt;2 years): Clinical features and evaluation. https:\/\/www.uptodate.com\/contents\/search. Accessed Oct. 31, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Child head injury. American College of Emergency Physicians. https:\/\/www.emergencyphysicians.org\/article\/pediatrics\/child-head-injury. Accessed Nov. 1, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Walls RM, et al., eds. Head trauma. In: Rosen&#8217;s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 10th ed. Elsevier; 2023. https:\/\/www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Nov. 1, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Wilkinson JM (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. 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