Children who hit their head need to observe the specific symptoms of the child (nausea, vomiting, impaired consciousness, headache, retrograde amnesia, etc.) can be initially judged whether there is a concussion, but also need to do a head CT and neurological examination to rule out other diseases to confirm the diagnosis.
1. Nausea and vomiting: children who hit their head with a concussion may experience nausea and vomiting, which usually stops after a few episodes of vomiting, but very few patients may need a few days to recover.
2. impaired consciousness: head impact, concussion may suddenly lose consciousness, usually not for a long time, a few minutes to ten minutes to wake up.
3. Headache: some children will feel dizzy after hitting their head, but the duration is not very long, days or weeks are more common, a few people last longer.
4. Retrograde amnesia: that is, the patient is difficult to remember the recent events of the trauma, but can remember the more distant events.
In addition, the patient also needs to do a skull CT and neurological examination to rule out other diseases, and then diagnose the patient’s clinical manifestations.
If a child hits his head and develops the above symptoms, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time, who will determine whether it is a concussion according to the patient’s specific condition.