Head Injury Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment on …

A Head Injury Can Be to Difficult Diagnose

Medical Author: Benjamin C. Wedro, MD, FAAEM Medical Editors: Melissa Conrad Stppler, MD

Minor head injuries are a routine occurrence. From toddlers falling against tables, kids bumping heads playing ball, to an elderly person falling down; people often lead with their heads when they move about. Usually, a few stars are seen, a headache happens, and all is well. Sometimes it isn't so clear. The person may be knocked out for a few seconds, may vomit, and perhaps may have some loss of memory but by the time the doctor visits the bedside, everything is back to normal. The diagnosis of a concussion is made.

But now what? What do you do with somebody who acts and appears normal, even though there was a history of a head injury? Who will have bleeding in their brain and who won't? Who needs a CT scan and who just needs to go home?

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