How to Handle Head Injuries

January 29th, 2012

 

Vomiting, dizzniness, headache, and nausea are some of the minor symptoms of a head injury.  They may be severe including speech disturbance, partial or complete paralysis, seizures, and coma.  A force strong enough to cause a temporary loss of consciousness is strong enough to cause serious complications or death.  If a person suffers from any form of head injury and loses consciousness, even for a short period of time, needs rapid transportation to a hospital for evaluation.  Self Defense Classes in Maryland will teach fighters to slip properly to avoid the punches or to lessen the impact of their opponent’s punches by blocking.

Visible signs of trauma to the head or face are further clues that hidden injury to the brain may have occurred.  A laceration or large hematoma of the scalp needs a physician’s attention.  Some signs that may show that are more severe and typically signs of a skull injury are visible blood coming from the ear, swelling or different coloring around the eyes, or clear fluid coming from the nose.  This seepage may be cerebrospinal fluid, the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.  A fractured skull needs further evaluation that may include a radiological scan or observation in the hospital.  Fighters who get Kickboxing Classes in MD have to get a Cat Scan before their big fight to make sure they cleared to fight.

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