Head injury is a lesion in the brain or cervical cord caused by a violent blow on the head. The trauma may be mild, moderate or severe.
It is called light when no skull fracture or unconsciousness. The injury means when there is loss of consciousness within minutes. The injury is serious if the person falls into a coma, with or without skull fracture.
One type of head injury is concussion. The victim suffered a temporary loss of consciousness. There was no visible injury during a radiological examination and the shock is usually harmless. The patient remains under medical supervision. Sometimes the patient does not remember events surrounding the accident.
Another type is the cerebral contusion is a lesion in the brain. The symptoms can be a decrease in muscle strength, sensibility, reflexes, etc.. Medical treatment is needed.
The skull fracture is an injury which can be serious when the broken bone causes bleeding and cause brain damage.
The coma is the worst kind of brain injury. The chances of recovery depend on the size of the lesion and the patient's health before the accident.
Following a blow to the head, it is urgent to get medical help when one of the following symptoms occur: bleeding from the nose or ears, vomiting, headache, impaired balance, loss of consciousness and other troubles.
Head injury causing a disturbance of consciousness, even temporarily, may require medical supervision for at least 24 hours. In some cases, monitoring may also be made at home by a person who received the doctor's instructions.
13 avril 2010
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