Brain Injury

A head injury is any trauma that leads to either closed or open injury of the scalp, skull, or brain. These injuries can range from a minor bump on the skull to serious brain injury. The most common type of traumatic brain injury is a concussion, which results in a bad headache or unconsciousness. Contusion, which is a bruise on the brain, is also common. The most frequent causes of head injury include traffic accidents, falls, physical assault, and accidents at home, work, outdoors, or while playing sports. While most head injuries are minor, some result in prolonged or non-reversible brain damage caused by bleeding inside the brain or forces that damage the brain directly.

The signs of a head injury can occur immediately or develop slowly over several hours. Get medical help immediately if the person: becomes unusually drowsy, develops a severe headache or stiff neck, vomits more than once, loses consciousness (even if brief) or behaves abnormally. Learning to recognize a serious head injury, and implementing basic first aid, can make the difference in saving someone's life.

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