What should I do if the back of my child’s head is cracked and bleeding?

Bleeding from the back of the head may lead to scalp injury, skull fracture and brain injury. For scalp injury, it is advisable to perform debridement and closure surgery as soon as possible; for skull fracture, if combined with cerebrospinal fluid leakage, it is necessary to give antibiotics to prevent intracranial infection; for brain injury, if it is a concussion, there is no special treatment, and it is enough to rest in bed.
1. Scalp injury: the back of the head of the child knocked bleeding may lead to scalp injury, scalp injury in the scalp laceration is open scalp injury, it is advisable to carry out as soon as possible debridement suture surgery, such as the injury time up to 24 hours, as long as there is no obvious signs of infection, can still be thoroughly debridement after a period of suturing.
2. Skull fracture: the back of the head of the child knocked bleeding can lead to skull fracture, such as closed, no special treatment, if combined with cerebrospinal fluid leakage, the child must take the head high and low position, and absolute bed rest, avoid coughing, sneezing and blowing the nose, and at the same time to give antibiotics to prevent intracranial infections, such as amoxicillin clavulanate of potassium and other treatments.
3. Brain injury: the back of the head of the child knocked through the bleeding can also lead to brain injury, such as concussion, there is no special treatment, generally bed rest for 5 to 7 days, pay attention to eliminate the child’s fear of psychology, most of the patients in 2 weeks to return to normal, the prognosis is good.
When the back of the child’s head cracked bleeding parents should take the child to the doctor in time to check whether there are other concurrent diseases, and then targeted treatment. The above medications should be used in accordance with medical advice.