Swelling head injury is generally due to poor blood circulation caused by swelling, early within 72 hours can be treated with ice packs, more than 72 hours for hot packs, if the lumps are not eliminated for 1 week can be surgical treatment.
1. Ice: head bumps and swelling in the early 72 hours can be used ice packs, wrapped in a towel with an ice pack to the head swelling, can promote vasoconstriction, reduce further aggravation of hematoma.
2. Hot compresses: head injury swollen more than 72 hours can use hot compresses, can accelerate the local hematoma absorption rate.
3. Surgery: head injury can be swollen with surgical treatment, if the swollen parts in 1 week did not eliminate, or the existence of capitellar tendon membrane hematoma, there is still obvious fluctuation, you can carry out a CT examination of the head, after examination can be in the doctor’s advice to carry out hematoma extraction or incision and drainage, after the operation, pay attention to change the medication under the guidance of the doctor, to avoid infection of the wound.
Swelling head injury should be timely medical treatment, under the guidance of the doctor to do further treatment.