The article discusses what to do with a bump on a child's forehead.
As soon as the baby begins to walk, falls and injuries become commonplace for his parents. Often a child bumps his head during a game - this happens when he encounters a certain obstacle while running, falling onto the asphalt or the floor, or hitting a corner of the furniture. Babies also often have abrasions and bumps if the mother turned away for a short while. How to determine the degree of injury to a child, what actions to take in the first place, in which cases to sound the alarm will be discussed below.
Inspection of the affected area and providing the child with first aid after an impact
So, is a bump on the forehead dangerous from a blow in a child?
If a child falls and hits his head, an initial examination should be carried out immediately. If there is a hard landing on a hard surface, external damage can occur - abrasions and scratches on the forehead. In such a situation, it is necessary to treat with hydrogen peroxide. In the absence of skin disorders, injury assessment is carried out in several stages:
- a bump indicates bruising of the soft tissues of the head, which most often disappears in children within one to two hours;
- the injured area develops into a hematoma - its appearance indicates vascular damage; however, a bruise can also occur due to a crack in the skull, which is even more dangerous for the child.
You need to call an ambulance with a deep wound and severe bleeding.
Hematoma cold
After examining the bruised place, something cold is applied to the child's forehead. What should be the use of an ice pack for children? Pieces of ice are wrapped in a clean cloth (for example, a handkerchief), and the compress is pressed to the affected area for 10-15 seconds. After that, a short break is made (for 5-10 seconds), then it is pressed again. Instead of ice, it is allowed to use frozen meat, a chilled spoon, or other cold object. Manipulation is carried out for a quarter of an hour. These actions are often enough for the bump on the forehead to disappear from a blow in a child and to reduce the size of the hematoma, it resolves faster.
Concomitant symptoms after a header
With a not too strong head hit, there may not be any concomitant symptoms at all. If the child falls unsuccessfully, the following manifestations are possible:
- redness of the skin;
- a wound or abrasion;
- bump - a swelling from 3 to 5 centimeters is formed at the site of the impact, with a larger size, the intervention of a doctor is necessary;
- hematoma - skin blueness caused by vascular damage; unlike the bump, the bruise does not appear instantly, but 1-2 hours after the impact;
- pain in a bruised place, which increases with pressure on it;
- in some cases, after hitting the forehead on the 2-3rd day, the child may appear blue under the eye, over which a bump was stuffed.
In what situation do you need to sound the alarm?
In addition to examining the bruised place, it is necessary to assess the condition of the victim as a whole. If the baby hit the open door and cried, this does not mean that he has a serious injury. Often children are afraid of an unexpected blow, in connection with which you need to try to calm the child and distract him. But the consequences of the blow can be a crack in the skull bone and concussion.
It is important not to panic, pay attention to such features:
- pupils: they should be the same, if one is smaller than the other, we can talk about concussion;
- strange behavior of the baby: if the child is too lethargic after falling, starts to yawn, falls asleep, short-term loss of consciousness appears, you must definitely show it to a specialist;
- the next symptom of concussion is vomiting and nausea; in a small child, this symptom can manifest itself in the form of regurgitation, the baby refuses food.
It is necessary to measure the pulse of a small patient - it should be up to one hundred beats per minute, if the baby is up to 120. An alarm is the slowing down of heart beats.
After a bump appears on the forehead from a blow in a child, the temperature may rise. This situation also requires medical attention. To exclude a cranial fissure, a specialist may recommend a head x-ray. In addition, the pediatrician will send a consultation with an optometrist and a neurosurgeon.
Some doctors do not recommend bedding your baby right away, even if it’s time to sleep. Such a recommendation depends on the fact that during wakefulness it is much easier to monitor the condition of the baby in order to see the deviation of his behavior in time. You need to try to distract him from what happened and take a closer look at how the child behaves.
A child’s temperature above 39 without symptoms is a very dangerous sign.
Body temperature rise after hitting the head
Often, after severe head bumps, the baby may experience an increase in temperature, and therefore, an immediate determination of the causes of this phenomenon is required. What are the causes of this symptom after a stroke, how dangerous is it? The temperature may rise due to the following factors:
- a child experiences a significant stress after hitting his head, resulting in an increase in body temperature;
- the development of inflammation in the body or intoxication;
- significant injuries resulting in a shock state of the patient;
- after hitting the head with open wounds, an infection can enter the body;
- the negative effects of certain drugs on the body after unsuccessful attempts to relieve pain spasm.
When does the temperature rise?
What does a child's temperature above 39 mean without symptoms? The temperature most often does not increase immediately after a header hit, but only after a while, about 2-3 days. The temperature can be subfebrile, which often accompanies inflammation, and febrile, reaching 39-40 °.
It is important to remember that in children body temperature of more than 38-38.5 ° can be brought down by using antipyretic drugs.
After hitting the child with the head, the task of the parents is to ensure complete peace for him. You should put him to bed and consider the state of the injury, measure the body temperature. When bleeding begins in a child, it is necessary to call an ambulance and help him on his own before her arrival.
Bump treatment
A bump on the forehead from a blow in a child in some cases gets rampant, does not immediately disappear. They say that the frontal bones are one of the strongest, but it is still better to take the patient to the doctor to avoid the consequences.
If a child is found to have serious abnormalities (cranial fissures and concussions), a large bump can be treated at home. But you need to make sure that secondary infection does not happen and suppuration does not appear. It is necessary to consider what parents should do and deal with the problem on their own.
How to remove the hematoma, we will describe below.
Ointments and other means
To accelerate tissue regeneration processes, damage to the forehead is allowed to be lubricated with gels and ointments that have anti-inflammatory and absorbable signs. Well, if the drug gives an anesthetic effect, then the pain from the bruise will pass faster.
We list the most effective and popular drugs for external use:
Traumeel ointment or gel: a homeopathic preparation containing extracts of aconite, yarrow, belladonna, mountain arnica, etc. It is indicated for all kinds of injuries (hematomas, dislocations, sprains), joint inflammatory processes. Apply a thin layer to the affected area 1-2 times a day. Use no longer than ten days.
"Rescuer" balm. Contains beeswax, milk lipids, sea buckthorn oil, tea tree, lavender, turpentine, tocopherol, extract of echinacea. It is used for abrasions, diaper rash, wounds, bruises, bruises, skin infections, sprains, inflammation of the mucous membranes. Applications should be done by applying to clean skin. It is recommended to use a bandage with an insulating layer (for example, use a plaster). According to parents, the tool helps to quickly remove the hematoma.
Sinyakoff gel: ethoxydiglycol, pentoxifylline, leech extract. It is used for bruising and bruising on the body or face. Affected areas are smeared up to five times a day. It is forbidden to use on the mucous membranes.
Gel "Troxevasin". The active component of this hematoma remedy is troxerutin. Used for injuries and edema, venous insufficiency and muscle cramps. It is undesirable to apply to the mucous membranes.
Folk preparations
There are folk remedies that eliminate hematomas and bumps. We list several recipes that can be used to treat children.
Bay leaf. Two or three bay leaves are taken, boiled for five minutes. The cooled leaves are then applied for several minutes to the bruise. If the leaves are warm, then the effect will come faster.
Potato starch will help get rid of the big cones. To prepare the product, take two tablespoons of starch, diluted with water to a thick sour cream. A cone is smeared with finished ointment, then it is washed off after a while. Used until complete resorption.
A banana peel is applied to the injured area with the inside for several minutes.
A simple laundry soap should be grated, mix one tablespoon of chips with yolk. With a ready-made mixture, lubricate the bruised area every 2-4 hours. Wash off at the end of the day.
The formation is smeared with melted butter. The procedure is repeated every thirty minutes.
Apply not simple ice to the bruise, but frozen water with sage, a string, a chamomile. Some recipes advise adding finely chopped parsley to ice.
And if the bump on the forehead does not pass?
How long after a stroke does the hematoma disappear?
When a child hits his forehead in a bruised place, a lump may appear, absorbable over a couple of hours. But it happens when the seal does not pass for a long time - up to several days and even weeks. Rarely, complications occur after an injury. The doctor may advise a puncture - the contents are removed using a syringe. But first you need to try to get rid of the hematoma on your own.
The consequences of a head injury in a child can be very serious. They depend on the location of the injury and the severity.
When a child hits his forehead, a brain injury may occur. It is often accompanied by loss of consciousness, bleeding from the nose or ears, darkening (earthy color) of the skin around the eyes, impaired speech and facial expressions (with damage to the facial nerve).
Also concussion is not excluded. Symptoms: nausea, dizziness, vomiting, pallor or blueness of the skin or lips.
Danger of a nape. Possible consequences:
- Impaired perception.
- Problems with memory and sleep.
- Frequent headaches.
With timely initiation of therapy, all these factors, as well as their consequences in later life, can be avoided.