First Aid For Children Head Injuries: 1435623

Introduction

Head injuries are vey common among the children because they loose balance so easily.
They may get injured during playing, cycling, fighting or due to falls (Kolberg et al. 2020).
The scalp, brain, skull or the blood vessels may get hurt due an injury in the head.
The head injuries among children may be mild, like a bump on their head, or serious, like a concussion (Taylor et al. 2015).
However, in children the most common head injuries are mild and usually do not injure their brain.

Traumatic Brain Injury

TBI can result due to a blow or jolt to the head and it disrupts normal functioning of brain.
Symptoms of TBI are dizziness, headaches, mood changes, memory difficulties, and disrupted sleep (Blosser and DePompei, 2019).
TBI is the considered as the leading cause of disability and death among children (Araki, Yokota and Morita, 2016)

CPR (CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION)

Open Airways
Tilt the head of the child backward with one hand, and using 2 fingers of the hand lift the chip up.
If the airways are still blocked, then tilt the child’s head slowly and gently until the airways gets open.
Check for breathing within 10 seconds, if the child shows breathing then keep in the same position.

Conclusion

Head injuries are the most common type of injuries among children.
Traumatic brain injuries can be mild or severe.
Serious TBI may result in disabilities or deaths.

Bibliography

Araki, T., Yokota, H. and Morita, A., 2016. Pediatric traumatic brain injury: characteristic features, diagnosis, and management. Neurologia medico-chirurgica, pp.ra-2016.
Blosser, J. and DePompei, R., 2019. Pediatric traumatic brain injury: Proactive intervention. Plural Publishing.
Kolberg, K., Saleem, N., Ambrose, M., Cranford, J., Almeida, A., Ichesco, I., Schellpfeffer, N. and Hashikawa, A., 2020. Pediatric head injuries in summer camps. Clinical pediatrics, 59(4-5), pp.369-374.
Taylor, A.M., Nigrovic, L.E., Saillant, M.L., Trudell, E.K., Proctor, M.R., Modest, J.R. and Vernacchio, L., 2015. Trends in ambulatory care for children with concussion and minor head injury from eastern Massachusetts between 2007 and 2013. The Journal of pediatrics, 167(3), pp.738-744.