What to do if you get a bump on your head

The human head can be injured if one is not careful. A head injury is nothing more than a bump on the head. Most of the swelling on the head was filled with blood. Due to the color of blood stasis, the bump on the head will appear blue-purple or dark purple. This kind of bump will be very painful when touched. If you get a bump on your head, you can apply an ice pack to it. Let's take a look at what you should do if you get a bump on your head?

The right way to deal with it

The correct way to treat it is: apply cold compress for the first 72 hours and hot compress for the next 72 hours. Any swelling or swelling on any part of the body should be treated with cold compress as soon as possible. As long as the child cooperates, 15 minutes at a time is best. If the child does not cooperate, you can apply it as long as you want and there is no limit to the number of times.

Purpose of cold compress

Cold compress is used to stop bleeding, prevent hematoma from increasing, and reduce subcutaneous bleeding and expansion.

Purpose of hot compress

The purpose of hot compress is to promote blood circulation and fully dissipate blood stasis.

The order of the two must not be reversed, otherwise it will lead to more serious consequences.

The earlier you start cold compress treatment, the better the effect. The fastest time for this naughty kid to have swelling go down was 10 hours. His head hit the ground and the swelling was about the size of his fist. I immediately applied cold compress to him. Fortunately, he cooperated and applied the cold compress for the full fifteen minutes. I then applied it again when I had time. By dinner time, I could hardly feel the swelling. If you don’t cooperate, the application time will not be long enough, but the swelling will basically go away by the next day, and the swelling will not last more than three days.

What should I do if the swelling breaks and bleeds?

First rinse the wound with clean water, press to stop the bleeding and then apply cold compress. When applying cold compress, you should avoid the wound and apply cold compress around the wound. The compress bag should not be directly attached to the skin. There should be isolation materials such as handkerchiefs in between.

Ice packs should be kept in the refrigerator 24 hours a day, with at least two replacements. If there is no ice pack, you can use a plastic bag filled with ice water instead. If there is really no time and the skin is not broken, you can temporarily use a cooling patch instead.