Head Injury, Age 3 and Younger First aid for a head injury
Parents should watch their child for any problems after the
injury. Home treatment can help relieve swelling and bruising of
the skin or scalp and pain that occurs with a minor head injury.
- If your child had an accident, try to remain calm and speak to
your child in a calm, relaxed voice. This will help reduce your
child's fear and allow you to assess the situation. - Reference
To stop any bleeding, apply firm pressure directly over the cut
with a clean cloth or bandage for 15 minutes. If the cut is deep
and may have penetrated the skull, emergency treatment is
needed. - Check for injuries to other parts of the body,
especially if the child has fallen. The alarm from seeing a head
injury may cause you to overlook other injuries that need
attention. - Apply Reference ice or cold packs to reduce the
swelling if your child will let you hold a cold pack on the
injury. A "goose egg" lump may appear anyway, but ice will help
ease the pain. Always keep a c