What to do if you hit your forehead?

Bumps and bruises are very common in our daily lives, especially when our foreheads are accidentally hit. In more serious cases, a bump will appear. Not only does it look very ugly, but some people may also have bruises. In this case, you can try some measures to improve it. So, what should you do if you hit your forehead with a bump? Let’s take a look at it below.

First of all, we need to understand what redness, swelling and bruising are. These are manifestations of subcutaneous bleeding. The subcutaneous microvessels are hit by external force, causing the blood vessels to rupture, blood to leak out of the blood vessels, and begin to infiltrate and expand in the tissue gaps. At this time, in addition to the high-energy compression of the hydrostatic pressure between the tissues to stop bleeding, the platelets in the blood will also run to the ruptured area to condense and help stop bleeding. This is why the swelling will be reddish at first and then slowly turn into purple, and the swelling will slowly disappear as the body repairs itself.

Therefore, you must not apply hot compress or rub the swelling. This is to drive away the good friend who can stop bleeding. Not only will it fail to relieve the pain, it will aggravate the bleeding and may cause a small hematoma to develop into a large one.

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.

What situations require going to the hospital?

1. A baby under 2 years old falls from a height higher than 1 meter, and a child over 2 years old falls from a height higher than 1.5 meters;

2. Becoming sleepy or listless during normal waking hours, or being unable to wake the child when he or she is sleeping at night;

3. Persistent headaches (even after taking acetaminophen, the baby will cry to express it, and this crying is often difficult to comfort)

4. Confusion of consciousness, impaired limb movement, crooked mouth and eyes, and slurred speech;

5. Blurred vision occurs for a long time, more than 5 minutes;

6. Heavy bleeding that cannot be stopped after pressing for 10-20 minutes;

7. There is a noticeable depression on the skull;

8. Frequent vomiting (more than 2 times) within 72 hours;

9. Suspicious discharge from the nose or ears;

10. Other situations that make you very worried.