Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN)– Head injuries can sometimes be serious, which can cause long-term health complications, so what do you do when someone you know gets hit in the head?؟
The Saudi Ministry of Health stated, on its official website, that there are 3 types of head injuries, which are:
- concussion: A person may experience loss or confusion in vision and balance for a short period
- skull fracture The appearance of head injuries may be a sign of damage deeper inside the head
- Brain contusion: Minor bleeding in the brain and may cause swelling
emergency measures
Follow the following steps:
- Keep the patient calm and reassuring and help him to sit down
- Put an ice pack on the injured area
- Check the level of consciousness (eg: responding to sound, ask simple questions or give instructions, etc.)
- Follow up with the injured to make sure that there are no signs such as bleeding
- Seek help if the victim has symptoms, such as vomiting more than twice, drowsiness, or disturbance of speech and vision
Stay away from these things:
- Squeeze any bleeding from injuries to the scalp
- Touching any wound on the victim’s head to prevent infection
- Moving the victim’s neck and waiting for medical help
Go to the emergency department in the following cases:
- persistent vomiting
- increased headache
- Difficulty waking up
