Is it serious if the baby falls on the forehead?

If the baby falls and hits the forehead, it should not be taken lightly. It is best to take the baby to the hospital for a check-up to prevent the baby from being injured in the brain tissue, which will affect the normal growth and development. Also, if the baby has symptoms of nausea and vomiting, treatment should be given according to the situation. This can relieve the baby's pain and prevent the baby from crying so much.

After your baby falls, immediately press the injured area with your fingers and palms for 1 minute. Make sure the pressed area is larger than the injured area. If there is skin lesion, press the two distal ends 0.5 cm away from the wound and do not move the position. This will allow the blood vessel ends to close immediately, avoiding the stimulation of nerve endings by the exuded vascular contents and reducing pain. It can directly reduce bleeding, speed up the coagulation process, and prevent subcutaneous congestion and edema. The pressure effect will be better if you dip it in cold water. If the fall is more serious, take the baby to the hospital for treatment immediately.

Concussion - there will be impaired consciousness immediately after the injury, which may be accompanied by convulsions and usually lasts no more than half an hour. After waking up, symptoms include headache, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. After the doctor's examination, no abnormalities are usually found and there are generally no sequelae.

Intracranial hematoma - impaired consciousness occurs after the injury, but becomes clear later. However, due to hematoma compression and cerebral edema, the patient often falls into a coma and convulses again, requiring emergency surgical treatment.

Cerebral contusion - coma lasts for a long time, often more than 12 hours, the coma degree gradually worsens or the patient becomes comatose again after waking up, often accompanied by vomiting, and requires emergency treatment.

In summary, if a baby has vomiting or convulsions after a fall, it is often a sign of brain damage and should be taken to the hospital for close observation and treatment immediately.

The younger the baby is, the larger the ratio of the head to the body. In addition, the baby's self-protection function is poor, so the head is most likely to be injured when injured. Therefore, if the baby falls, the first thing to do is to check whether there is a head injury. Under normal circumstances, the brain tissue is suspended in the cranial cavity, poorly fixed, and surrounded by a hard skull wall. When head trauma such as falls or falls occurs, brain tissue damage is likely to occur, with the main manifestations being impaired consciousness, headache, vomiting, convulsions, etc. According to the degree of brain injury, it is divided into concussion, intracranial hematoma and cerebral contusion.