MILD HEAD TRAUMA "CHILDREN FALL"

falling could be a common occurrence in children each within and outside the home. oldsters needs to be terribly worried in regards to the consequences that occur, several queries that arise when oldsters apprehend their children fall, most especially when kepla hit the ground. a few queries that arise are : what oldsters ought to do, really should be immediately taken towards the hospital. is essential to do a ct scan on your head, what to firmly watch when the autumn, whether or not it'll affect sooner or later, how to firmly forestall children falling ? 

head trauma with wound all around the head, don't perpetually provide rise to firmly gravity. instead lump by the facet on your head given by a fall it may lead to firmly gravity. thus, the mandatory expertise in mild head trauma. according towards the yank academy of pediatrics ( 1999 ) mild head injury was defined as head trauma with neurological and mental standing for a normal initial examination, and of course the absence the most skull fracture on physical examination. at this state can possibly be accompanied by loss of consciousness 1 minute, transient seizures when trauma, vomiting, headaches and lethargy. 


problem kid falls 
not all oldsters can determine what to firmly do when he saw his son fall. truly the knowledge would like to'>it's important to have knowledge about kid falls is : 

• position the kid fell, hit the ground elements : face, head, or any other body parts 
• happens to be the kid unconscious, how long - is there a bump within the whole head 
• there any broken bones : neck, shoulders, arms, or legs 
• is there a headache or vomiting 
• to firmly apprehend as a result of falls, oldsters ought to have to firmly did the inspection : 

reassure the kid whether or not consciously or do not : calling his name, shake your whole body. 

• handle all elements on your head with somewhat emphasis,
• therefore certain is there a lump ( hematoma ), pain, or dekok ( compression fracture ) within the whole head. 
• in case the fontanel not closed, handle the crown of whether or not membonjol or do not. membonjol fontanel sign of increased pressure within the whole brain, might occur due to firmly brain edema or hemorrhage. 
• move your head, feet and hands to help make certain there will be no broken collarbone, shoulder, spine or extremities. 
• note rigorously : the eyes, eyelids, face or smile is there a amendment ?. 
• build certain the views isn't compromised. 

within the whole fall, particularly in the kids head hit the ground, a few emergencies will occur : 

• children aren't cognizant of, can possibly be caused bleeding within the whole head cavity ( epidural hemorrhage, subdural ), or due to firmly swelling ( edema ) on your brain, the middle of consciousness terkenanya when head hit. 
• lump ( hematoma ) within the whole head, most especially when there's by the facet on your head ( temporal ), due to firmly fractures / fractured bones within the whole space will tear blood vessels within the whole wall on your skull. 
• terbenturnya back on your head ( occipital ) with hardware will cause swelling on your brain ensuring that the views becomes impaired or blind among many days. 
• terbenturnya the front on your head ( frontal ) might cause a hematoma by the forehead initial. generally hematoma can go down ensuring that each higher eyelids become swollen. 
• stiffness within the whole neck can possibly be caused by a subdural hemorrhage on funduscopic examination obtained subhialoid papilledema or bleeding. 
• or blood discharge from nose and ear holes. 
• bring the kid towards the hospital immediately when abnormalities found higher than. other then if not, the kid will diobsevasi at home. supervision is created by inspecting each 2 -3 hours per day till 3 days when the kid fell. throughout the observation on your kid isn't given the drug vomiting, since it will eliminate the symptoms of vomiting increased. 

bring the kid immediately towards the hospital for observation obtained when : 
kid becomes unconscious or sleeping constantly. 
children into delirium, confused, and irritable. 
seizure / paralysis on your face or extremities. 
headache or vomiting persist or increase. 
any stiffness within the whole neck. 
arise bump by the head, particularly by the facet on your head region ( temporal ). 
for the hospital wants to firmly do a ct scan head to firmly see is there a skull fracture or brain hemorrhage. x-ray head is nowadays not recommended anymore. examination on your head performed by the indication in the event the suspected brain haemorrhage and never essentially immediately when the autumn. this caused brain bleeding may take place very little by very little. children who experience mild brain hemorrhage usually won't experience developmental disorders later in daily life. 

prevention 

prevention really should be done to firmly avoid the kid fell or bumped his head. prevention can possibly be done : 

in infants 6 months, when these are able to firmly roll over, place the mattress by the bed. 
whenever baby is able to firmly insure the protective standing in her bed. 
in case the kid had the ability to firmly closely watch running, not to firmly pull a tablecloth or door closet shelf. 
avoid the use of baby walkers while not supervision. 
don't let the urine on the ground. 
don't be naughty brother against brother, as an example : main thrust impulse 
conclusion 

direct from higher than discussion, many important matters with in emergency, particularly in case the kid falls head hit the ground : 

take precautions to firmly avoid falling kid. 
please check rigorously in case the kid falls, most especially when head hit the ground. 
clinical observation of kids falling in doing for 3 days when the kid fell. 
bring to your hospital in which the suspected brain haemorrhage. 
head ct scan performed as indicated, isn't perpetually done immediately when the kid fell