The alarm of seeing a head injury may cause you to overlook other injuries that need attention.
Kid hit head on tile floor.
Any loss of consciousness or deformity of the skull after a baby hits her head requires immediate medical attention says ash singhal a paediatric neurosurgeon at the bc children s hospital in vancouver.
This kind of brain bleed beneath the dura mater is an acute subdural hematoma.
But if a baby is awake alert and behaving normally it s not concerning he advises parents to be watchful for a day or two.
First off don t panic if you see a lot of blood says dr.
Fortunately household head injuries are rarely medically traumatic.
When a head injury has occurred look for injuries to other parts of the body.
Acute subdural haematomas generally occur in younger adults after a major trauma often associated with structural brain injury and present within 72 hours.
57 years experience pediatrics.
My husband ran to stop him but before he could our son fell off and hit his head on the carpeted floor.
The key words here are major trauma if you a middle age or younger adult recently banged your head into the car door.
X ray or mri studies may be in order.
He was about 1 year old during both times.
When your sweet baby hits their head it can be emotionally traumatic for both of you.
Keep in mind that even a minor head bump can cause a large swelling.
Changes in size of pupils clear or bloody fluid draining from the nose mouth or ears bruising on their face troub.
Friday night i fell and hit my head on the tile floor just have soreness on the spot where i hit and my neck is very sore also should i see a doctor.
A toddler or older child with a head injury probably took a tumble ran into something or was hit by a heavy object she explains.
Get medical help right away if someone has any of these after a head injury.
Whatever the cause of a head injury how you assess whether your child should see a doctor or go to the emergency room is the same.
Once he was running on the couch even though we tell him not to.
Another time he fell back from a sitting position and hit his head on the carpeted floor but it was a hard hit.
Watch the child carefully for 24 hours after a head injury to see whether he or she develops any signs of a serious head injury.