Bone, Muscle & Joint Injuries Cerebral Compression
The most serious head injury you may
need to deal with is Cerebral Compression.
This is where pressure builds up on the brain within the skull as a result of infection, internal bleeding or swelling of the brain tissue itself.
Compression may occur directly after a blow to the head or it may take several days to develop.
Recognition - Deteriorating level of response - Evidence of a head injury - Intense headache - Noisy, slow breathing - Strong, slow pulse - High temperature - Unequal pupil size - Change in personality or behaviour
“Compression may occur directly after a blow to the head or it may take several days to develop”
Treatment
- If the child is conscious, lay them down and support their head and shoulders - Call 999/112 and ask for an ambulance, remember this is a serious medical condition
- If the child is unconscious, manage their airway, but leave in the position they have been found because of the possible risk of a spinal injury - Be prepared to resuscitate
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