How to reduce the swelling of a bump on the head

When you hit your head and get a bag, you first need to exclude skull fracture, craniocerebral injury, and then treat the injury accordingly, which can promote the swelling.
1. General treatment: cold towels or ice packs should be used in a timely manner after the injury to apply cold compresses to the local area, which can effectively contract capillaries and reduce the formation of bruises. Twenty-four hours after the injury, can be changed to hot compresses, or infrared baking electricity and other physical therapy to improve blood circulation in the injured area, promote the absorption of bruises, accelerate swelling.
2. Medication: After the injury, you can take Panax ginseng tablets, Yunnan Baiyao capsules and other medications, or use safflower oil and other medications externally, which can promote blood circulation in the affected area and speed up the swelling.
3. Puncture, surgical treatment: If there is more blood in the hematoma, puncture can be used to extract the blood. If the patient’s condition is more serious, with skull fracture or craniocerebral injury, it is recommended to be hospitalized for observation and surgical treatment if necessary.
It is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time after the injury to avoid accidents.