When to Seek Medical Help for a Head Injury

Head injury – when to seek medical help The brain is a very complex organ and can easily sustain injury when an impact to the head occurs. The brain is protected by the skull but this can fracture and lead to penetration of the brain, usually as result of... More

Head injury – when to seek medical help The brain is a very complex organ and can easily sustain injury when an impact to the head occurs. The brain is protected by the skull but this can fracture and lead to penetration of the brain, usually as result of accidents or assaults. Any event which results in the skull being attacked or damaged or penetrated requires medical attention. A common effect of head injury is bleeding on the brain or a blood clot, which occurs in the space between the brain and the skull and presses on the brain. A serious head injury may cause (TBI) and any injury beneath the skull such as a blood clot would be classed as TBI. Brain injuries acquired after birth, as opposed to during birth, are referred to as acquired brain injury (ABI) – traumatic brain injury is also included as an ABI. If someone has sustained a head injury – even a minor one which appears to have left no visible mark – there may be an injury beneath the skull or a hairline fracture to t Less