Report-Shakti Singh
quota. Even if a head injury is minor, do not take it lightly; if ignored, it can cause huge damage. Many times blood does not come out due to head injury. But it is possible that bleeding is taking place inside the head and this clot may form. People consider it normal and ignore it. But this is a very serious matter. Therefore, if you suffer even the slightest head injury, contact a doctor immediately.
The serious thing is that head injury shows its effects after several days. In some cases it emerges after many years. Therefore ignoring it can be dangerous for health. This is the reason why World Head Injury Awareness Day or World Head Injury Awareness Day is celebrated every year on 20 March to make people aware.
Every year 20 lakh people suffer head injury in India.
Neurosurgeon Dr. SN Gautamcharya and Head of the Department, Medical College, Kota said that the objective behind this is to give information to the common people about the measures to prevent head injury and its side effects. So that the common people and society can become aware. Every year, about 20 lakh people suffer brain or head injuries in the country. Half of these lives are lost just because of a little carelessness. If some precautions are followed, the life of the victim can be saved in time.
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what is head injury
Any kind of injury to the skin, bones and brain of the head is called head injury. Symptoms of a head injury usually begin to appear within minutes or hours of a head injury. But sometimes they do not become clear for a few days.
due to head injury
The main causes of head injury are usually road accidents, fighting, falling from height or stairs, natural disasters like earthquake, flood, driving under the influence of alcohol or using mobile, injury during sports. Due to all these reasons head injury can occur.
When to get CT scan done?
-If a person’s memory is getting disturbed after a head injury
– Headache, vomiting, 60 years, drug or alcohol intoxication, symptoms of memory loss.
symptoms of head injury
After a head injury, internal injuries are detected either immediately or gradually after some time. Many times, due to head injury, no mark is visible on the skull. But inside the brain may get bruised.
-If the head injury is not serious, it can usually develop the following symptoms – headache, vomiting, sleepiness, change in behavior.
-If there is a serious head injury then the following symptoms can be seen. The size of the pupils of the eyes does not remain the same. Bleeding from nose or ears. Forgetting memory, having seizures, not being able to move any part of the body, not being completely conscious or becoming unconscious.
What to do if you get a head injury
Minor injuries do not require treatment. But we all should know about their signs and symptoms, so that we can get immediate treatment as per the need.
-If the head injury is serious, go to the hospital immediately.
– If the injured person is bleeding from the head, try to stop the bleeding by using a bandage or clean cloth.
– Ice should be applied on head injury. After the injury, there may be a bulge on the head and it may appear pale. Applying something cold on the injury for 20 minutes will reduce the external swelling and pain.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 20, 2024, 13:12 IST