Many parents, due to their carelessness while taking care of their babies, have caused them to be bumped or bumped into. At this point, parents should carefully inspect the areas on their baby's body that have been bumped. If the baby does not feel any pain and there are no other abnormalities in their body after a few days, then they can rest assured. However, what should parents do if a baby falls over their head?
In most cases, babies are prone to scalp hematoma and bruising after falling, and sometimes there may be scalp lacerations. So parents need to take their baby to the hospital for examination of the wound when facing larger scalp lacerations and bleeding. Due to the high tension on the baby's scalp, the wound is not easily aligned naturally, and requires debridement and suturing treatment at this time.
Moreover, if the baby keeps crying and screaming after falling, it is necessary to go to the hospital to check whether there is intracranial hemorrhage, fractures, or other conditions in the baby's brain. If vomiting occurs, parents must promptly take their baby to the hospital for examination to rule out conditions such as concussion. However, if the baby's body is not in any other condition and the scalp is not damaged, bleeding, or bruised, parents should consider cold compress treatment to reduce subcutaneous bleeding and spread.
However, when using ice packs for cold compress, it is best to wrap a dry towel outside the ice pack and not directly apply the ice pack to the baby's skin to avoid frostbite. After a baby falls, parents should use ice packs for cold compress. If the injury is treated more than 48 hours later, there will be no therapeutic effect. Moreover, the duration of each cold compress is about 15 minutes, and it is best to decide based on the baby's acceptance.
