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Emergancy First Aid And Head Injuries
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What's the usual first aid for shoulder injuries?
Ice.: Ice the shoulder 20 minutes at a time, 3-5 times per day. Take an over the counter anti-inflammatory medication, if you can. Use a sling for comfort, if you feel that you need support. ...Read more
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Injuries (Definition)
An injury, of any severity, is a condition in which a person has damage to any part of his body. Examples of major injuries include gunshot wounds, knife wounds, large burns, severed ...Read more
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Vomiting for 2 months with headache and head pressure. All started within 1 day of getting in car accident?
Concussion: I would recommend for you to seek medical attention immediately. Head trauma can occur after a motor vehicle accident and can cause severe symptoms such as headaches and nausea. These symptoms can be caused by serious conditions which would require further medical treatment. You may be in need of a CT scan or MRI of the brain for further evaluation. ...Read more
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Tension headache back of neck and head for 2 days in early first trimester pregnancy. Isthis normal? Hot shower help while in shower back wheniget out
Tension headache: Tension headache is usually moderate intensity, bilateral, squeezing and can last from 30min to 7 days. Usually not accompanied by any features but may have sensitivity to light or sound not both and no vomiting or nausea. During pregnancy alot is on your plate including stress which is a major player in tensin headache. Aleve (naproxen) and rest, practice breathing excercizes, go to dawnbuse.Com for help. ...Read more
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Chill like full body jerks after head injury and staring spells are they seizures. They all started after head injury
Seizure: This is of concern. A neurologist can sort this out. Seizures after head trauma are often observed and need to be taken serious. We often recommend an MRI of the brain, an eeg and close neurological follow ups. ...Read more
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Does a head injury cause floaters? I've had them since I was young and also had a head injury at the age of 8 (fell down flight of cement stairs).
Annoying: Floaters represent a consolidation of the normal "Jell-O like" material within the eye, called vitreous. When light passes into your eye, through the vitreous gel, the consolidations block the light and cast shadows on the retina. This is the essence of a floater. Very annoying. However, if found upon examination not to affect of the retina, then just annoying. ...Read more
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Frequent moments of vertigo. After fall down stairs and head contusion along with other injuries and tetnis shot. Nothing shown on c.T. Or xray.
See Neurologist: (-)ct & x-ray are good answers--they look for big/bad problems. A neurologist can evaluate you and may consider an MRI or other specialized testing to look for smaller problems (that often are within your inner ear). ...Read more
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Can you have bleeding in the brain 28 hrs after a minor hit on sides of head and no apparent signs of concussion besides headache/pressure in temples?
Injury to head : Some of the blood vessels speclly in the temples in our heads are very close to the skull Therefore susceptible to minor trauma to the head. Persistent headaches, mental status changes, drowsiness are all worrisome signs. Please go to the ER if you are having continued headaches, nausea blurred vision, drowsiness or any other progressive symptoms. An bleeding inside the head must be ruled out ...Read more
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Sir I fell headache for a while as my head is gonna bust at my temporal lobe and some times at occipital lobe please recommend some medicine or tips?
Ans: First you must have a thorough history exam and evaluation to determine the diagnosis of headache and hopefully the etiology of the headache. Then you can discuss medication options ...Read more
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Doing physical therapy for migraines on my neck, shoulders, & base of head. Always off balance and dizzy. Then vomiting begins. What can cause this?
Neck or migraine: There is vertigo that comes when the brain doesn't get position info from the neck nerves either from muscle spasm or arthritis. Treatment is pt to neck if dizziness and neck symptoms parallel. Some migraines have vertigo as the aura. Nausea/vomiting seen with either migraine or vertigo but with migraine usually sound/light sensitivity. May need ENT with ear expertise to sort these two conditions. ...Read more
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Do doctors order a head and neck MRI at the same time?
Yes if ther is: Reason for it.
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Sudden head rush, followed by dizziness and a tired feeling in the head for the better part of the day. Happens occasionally. Mri normal. Ideas?
Dizziness: There are many causes of dizziness. Important to note if the dizziness is positional. Worse when bending over, squatting, etc. Blood pressure changes can also cause these kind of intermittent symptoms. Cardiac re-evaluation may be in order and perhaps a tilt-table test could shed some light on this. ...Read more
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Had dnc and biopsy general anesthesia .was in recovery 10minutes and the head pain woke me up have headache everyday since top of head similar to the sensation while diving in deep water or holding breath?
It is quite common: that patient's have prolonged side effects after General since there is endotracheal intubation (which may produce a tracheitis) PLUS the effects of the drugs themselves Get these symptoms evaluated by your Primary Care Medical Professional and NOT TO WORRY these symptoms will most likely subside with time! Hope this helps! Dr Z ...Read more
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Can a cardiac issue cause everyday head pressure, throbbing vessels in the back of head, and numb brain feeling? Or should I stick with neurology ?
Neurology: I would stick with the neurologist.
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Headache and dizziness when moving head. Had lots of neurological exams at doctors office this year. All were good. Possibility of it being tumor?
Seriously?: Do you WANT it to be a tumor or do you want it NOT to be a tumor? My preference would be not. Please repost your question specifying how many is "lots," who did these neurological exams (specialist or nonspecialist), and what you mean by "good." Did anyone examine you looking specifically for inner-ear problems? The inner ear is where your balance organs are located. ...Read more
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Head injury getting hit with keys to my head not heavy keys but at close range lasceration & 1staple what can cause brain swelling or internal bleed?
Unusual: Usually takes more than this to cause brain injury. Are you having some symptoms? ...Read more
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I've had headaches, some memory loss and tightening in the head and neck. What is going on?
Get this evaluated: Perhaps the headaches are migraines, and the tightness is of muscle contraction character associated with this. Some folks with migraine do experience "hemicrania dysphrenia transitoria" where confusion and memory loss occur. But make sure that you are not at risk for other brain conditions, and that your problem doesn't involve medication or recreational drug rxtns. ...Read more
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What are the first aid for a child putting his hand in the electric socket?
ELECTRICAL BURNS:: If puts metal object e.G paper clip, spoon handle, finger into the outlet, electrical injury occur. Electricity wants quick path to ground resulting in: burn, muscle spasm/fatigue, unconsciousness, breathing difficulty. In severe case cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, death. Don't touch, shove the victim away with broom handle or dry cotton towel, check breath, pulse, burn, seek medical help. ...Read more
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Vertigo attack (Dizzyness) twice in two days. Its worse after waking up with pressure on top of the head but gets better during the day. Any help?
DontDriveTilResolved: Technically, vertigo is different than"dizziness,"and it's an important distinction.If you truly feel like you are moving or it looks like the rom is moving or both, that's vertigo (an "hallucination of motion").Feeling whoozy or unsteady or foggy is more like dizziness.These are important distinctions. ee how it goes for a few days. If it goes away, halleluja. If not, or getting worse, find a doc ...Read more
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How do a concussion and a closed head injury differ?
Basically the same: There are several other terms for concussion that mean basically the same thing, including closed head injury and tbi (traumatic brain injury). "closed head injury" is as opposed to an open head injury, which includes a skull fracture. ...Read more
Head Trauma (Definition)
Any injury to the face, skull, or brain as a result of blunt force, or penetrating trauma. It can also occur due to rapid ...Read more