What to do if your baby's head is broken and bleeding

If your baby accidentally hits his head, you can check it first. If it is just a skin injury, apply some wound healing medicine and let it heal slowly. If there is intracranial bleeding, the child should be sent to the hospital immediately. Concussion can also pose a threat to a child's life, so you must take good care of your baby and pay close attention to your baby's every move in daily life. In normal times, keep sharp objects away from the baby's sight as much as possible. Also, when you are outside, be sure to take good care of your baby and stay away from cars.

There are 4 possible situations that may occur after a baby's head is injured. Mothers can observe which of the following situations to deal with accordingly.

1. A big bump on the head or bruises on the skin surface. Symptoms: headache, obvious bruises on the skin surface, edema on the head, or a big bump on a certain part of the head. What you should do: If your baby's head is bruised, you can apply an ice pack to the bruised area for about 20 minutes. This can reduce swelling and relieve your baby's pain. Then maintain an observation period of 24 to 48 hours. If the baby cries immediately after being injured, it means he is conscious. If there are no other abnormal reactions after a day or two, it means it is just a minor injury. Don't worry, the lump on the head will slowly disappear. If your baby vomits once or twice within a few hours after the injury but is conscious, don't worry too much. Usually the baby will return to normal within 8 hours. If your baby is confused, sleepy, and difficult to wake up, has a severe headache or severe vomiting, go to the hospital for examination immediately. In addition, for babies under one year old, even if they do not show any abnormal symptoms, they should go to the hospital for examination immediately after being injured.

2. Symptoms of scalp abrasion: There are signs of abrasion and bleeding on the skin. What you should do: Immediately apply sterile gauze (or clean clothing if it's an emergency) and gently apply pressure to the wound until the bleeding stops. Apply some hemostatic and anti-inflammatory topical ointment on the wound, and then bandage the wound with a Band-Aid or bandage. The baby's facial skin has many surface blood vessels, so it is easy to bleed when the scalp is scratched. Don't be nervous, just stop the bleeding in time. However, if the baby is under one year old, or the bleeding does not stop, and there is dirt on the wound, you should take him to the hospital for examination after the bleeding stops.

3. Symptoms of concussion: dizziness, nausea, vomiting, headache, constant sleepiness, confusion, and even coma. The ability to speak or walk may also be affected. What you should do: Try not to move an injured baby, especially not to shake his head. Call your baby's name loudly. If he is conscious but not fully awake or has a severe headache, you should take him to the hospital for examination immediately. If your baby cannot hear you and is completely unconscious, call emergency services immediately. At the same time, you should monitor your baby's breathing and pulse. If your baby's breathing becomes weak before emergency personnel arrive, you can try to give him artificial respiration.

4. Symptoms of skull injury: In addition to the symptoms of concussion, there is obvious edema at the injured area of ​​the head, and the baby's nose, ears or mouth may also have bleeding. What you should do: Call emergency services immediately. If your baby's neck or back is also injured, try to hold your baby's head still and hold it still until help arrives. When a wound is bleeding, gently apply sterile gauze or clean clothing to the wound to stop the bleeding. But don't press your baby's head with your hands, and don't try to move the baby's head away.