After the baby falls, the following symptoms may indicate brain damage. He should be admitted to the hospital immediately and have a head CT examination to confirm:
1. The baby does not cry after the fall. Lack of consciousness, semi-consciousness and drowsiness.
2. After the baby falls, he may have headaches, convulsions, nausea and vomiting, etc.
3. Within two days after the fall, repeated vomiting, excessive sleep, poor energy or violent crying occurred.
4. Within two days after the fall, bleeding, drainage, anisocoria, etc. occurred in the nose or ears.
Symptoms and treatment methods: If the baby seems to be asleep after falling, or does not respond with his eyes open, he may have lost consciousness.
Whether to be sent to the hospital: Drive to the hospital quickly or call the emergency number for an ambulance.
Extended information:
Brain injury refers to the organic damage of brain tissue caused by violence to the head. According to whether the brain tissue after the injury is the same as the outside world, it is divided into open and closed brain injuries. According to whether brain injury occurs immediately when violence is applied to the head, it is divided into primary brain injury and secondary brain injury.
Clinical manifestations: 1. Concussion
A brief disturbance of consciousness occurs immediately at the time of injury, usually lasting a few seconds or minutes, and at most no more than half an hour. The patient had retrograde amnesia, headache, dizziness, and insomnia. Symptoms such as irritability and neurological examination showed no positive signs.
2. Brain contusion
Consciousness disorder occurs immediately at the time of injury and usually lasts for a long time. The changes in vital signs are often obvious, with symptoms such as focal symptoms, increased intracranial pressure, headache and vomiting appearing.
3. Diffuse axonal injury
Coma occurs immediately after the injury, and the coma lasts for a long time. One pupil or both pupils may be dilated.
4. Brainstem injury
Coma appeared immediately at the time of the injury. The coma was deep and lasted for a long time. Bilateral pupils are unequal or variable in size. The patient developed decerebrate rigidity, changes in vital signs including respiratory dysfunction, cardiovascular dysfunction, and body temperature changes, and visceral symptoms including gastrointestinal bleeding and intractable hiccups.
Reference: Brain injury_Baidu Encyclopedia