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Head Injuries
Head injury refers to the damage of the skull, scalp, or brain. Injuries can be caused by traffic accidents, workplace accidents, falls, sports injuries, assaults, or bullets. The damage caused ranges from mild to severe brain injury.
286 Questions
What condition results after repetitive blows to the head over a long period of time?
dementia pugilistica (A+)
Is it common to have numbness in your head after bumping it?
I have had numbness on top of my head and also it feels like I have something around my head like a headband. Also my eyes have been real sore, this has been going on for about two weeks now? what can it be? Mirna
What do you after you hit your head?
Try to sit on a soft chair. Make sure you are quite comfortable. Make sure you have a monkey helper (literally, a monkey that will help you) that is fully stocked with grenades (feces). Now, start to image a beautiful place. Lean back. Give the monkey the cue. Have the monkey helped throw the grenade at the wall in front of you. Upon explosion. Smack yourself in the face. It will then reverberate through your head. You head has now been hit.
Call 911, do not move the victim, do bot try to pull the metal out, and do not shake the victim in a an attempt to awaken him or her.
How long should your head hurt after getting hit?
depends on the hit if it was a big hit it can hurt for a long time some hits can even cause eternal pain
Is it serious if you hit your head on concrete?
There may be some bleeding, especially if you slid along it as you fell. There will also probably be bruising. You might feel dizzy, and will probably have a headache for a while. Most importantly, you could get a concussion. This depends on how hard you struck it. If you were very dehydrated at the time, there might be a greater risk of this, as well. If you continue to have symptoms for more than a day or two, you might want to get yourself checked out. You could also have someone do a eye response test. As they slowly bring the flashlight beam closer to your eye (do one at a time) the pupils of the eye should constrict (seem to shrink). If they remain the same or enlarge, then there was brain damage. This is helpful to let you know you do have a problem, but don't assume that if you passed the test that you do not have a problem. There is a helpful guide here you might be interested in: http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-if-a-Person-Has-a-Concussion
How do you place A shock victim with head injuries or stroke?
Shock victims should be wrapped snugly and kept warm. It is best to move ther person as little as possible to make sure that you do not cause further damage. Compress any open wounds, and get real medical care as quickly as possible.
Some symptoms include: Cracked Head, blood, hurt hurt, death, super strength, no judgment..
Where on your head has it cracked?
Blunt force is cause by something that is not sharp. It could be a rock, windshield of a car, the road itself. Trauma is the damage cause by either this or a sharp instrument.
Cold applications may cause injury to a patient if the patient has?
cold applications may cause injury to a patient if the patient has dependent swelling, a fever, large bruises or poor circulation?
If your one year old falls and hits his head can you let him go to sleep?
it would be best to keep the baby awake and probably take it to the hospital. there yoy can see if there is any head injury.
A pounding headache, any bump or bruise obtained from something hitting your head, or migrains.
Should you keep a patient with a head injury awake?
Most definitely YES. If the patient has a head injury, then it is possible that they will have swelling and/or internal bleeding which will put pressure on the brain. If the patient is allowed to fall asleep, then they could go into a coma and any info that the paramedics may need from the patient will not be available and may hinder treatment.
Can carpal tunnel be caused by head injury?
Not exactly.There is a long nerve(median nerve) that exits out of your neck bones(vertebrae),travels through your shoulder,upper and lower arm,through your wrist area (called the carpal tunnel) and branches out into your thumb,and first 3 fingers.
If you have some type of neck injury..say a ruptured disc at the location where this nerve originates,then you can have symptoms that mimic carpal tunnel syndrome(CTS).
True CTS is from prolonged pressure/inflammation on the median nerve at the carpal tunnel area in your wrist .
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a collection of characteristic symptoms and signs that occurs following entrapment of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel. Usual symptoms include numbness, paresthesias, and pain in the median nerve distribution. These symptoms may or may not be accompanied by objective changes in sensation and strength of median-innervated structures in the hand. Given that carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is associated with low aerobic fitness (and increased BMI), it makes inherent sense to provide the patient with an aerobic fitness program.
