What to do if your baby has a cratered indentation on his forehead

Baby forehead knocked a pit depression should promptly take the baby to the hospital for examination, according to the degree of forehead injury to deal with, such as cold compresses and hot compresses, clearing and suturing wounds, surgical treatment. If it is just a general soft tissue injury, without injuring the skull and intracranial tissues, you can first give your baby cold compresses to relieve pain symptoms, and then hot compresses can be applied after 72 hours to promote blood circulation and help recovery. If there is a wound on the forehead, the wound needs to be cleaned and sutured, and avoid strenuous activities to prevent re-injury. If the forehead knocked pit has depression at the same time with headache, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms, there may be intracranial hemorrhage, and in serious cases, surgical treatment is needed to discharge the accumulated blood. It is recommended that the baby’s forehead knocked a pit depression should go to the hospital in time to improve the relevant examination, and then deal with it to prevent adverse consequences.