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A head injury is any trauma that leads to injury of the scalp, skull, or brain. These injuries can range from a minor bump on the skull to a devastating brain injury. Head injury can be classified as either closed or pe...
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Symptoms
The signs of a head injury can occur immediately or develop slowly over several hours. Even if the skull is not fractur...
Causes
Common causes of head injury include traffic accidents, falls, physical assault, and accidents at home, work, outdoors,...
Treatments
Get medical help immediately if the person: Becomes unusually drowsy; Develops a severe headache or stiff neck; Vomits ...
Prevention
Always use safety equipment during activities that could result in head injury. These include seat belts, bicycle or mo...
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