Often, head injuries can be accompanied by bleeding, injury to a vital organ is considered one of the most dangerous. In the case of a head injury, it is important to maintain self -control and while starting to provide first aid.
To first aid for head injury, we will attribute access to cold water, to cleanse the wound use a solution of hydrogen peroxide, to treat the wound you need a sterile bandage or a piece of gauze.
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Bleeding the wound on the head can occur due to mechanical damage to the soft tissues, most often bleeding is observed after obtaining severe bruises. The strongest injury to the head can be obtained from both stupid and acute object, so it is very important to prevent the head injury. While in unsafe places, for example, at the construction site, try to immediately put on a rescue helmet on the territory, everyone should take a habit of taking care of safety and health during.
If it is not possible to avoid injury, it is necessary to maintain self -control and quickly evaluate the scale and degree of threat to life. A fully healthy person without prejudice to the body can lose about 15 percent of blood from the total, if the weight is sixty kilograms, then the volume of blood will already be 500 ml. But everything should not be risking, even if you are sure that bleeding cannot cause harm to health.
How to stop blood on the head: help to the victim
The bleeding of the head can be stopped in two ways, it is a temporary stop of blood and complete, that is, the final. In the latter method, blood stops completely, this condition can occur, the one after the intervention of the specialist. The first way to stop blood, that is, the temporary speaks for itself, the procedure is carried out before the arrival of the ambulance.
A lot of important role will be played, after the head injury, it is important to carry out the immobilization of the victim. If you yourself are the victims, try not to make unnecessary movements, even a significant load will lead to increased pressure, and therefore to increased bleeding. As far as possible, clean the bleeding wound, try to remove dirt from the place on your own, and all extraneous objects. For example, not large fragments of glass, sand and earth. Drive the wound cleaning procedure as calmly and accurately as possible, in some cases of severe head injury and deep wounds, it is prohibited to remove foreign objects on their own.
Rinse the wound in the head area with cool clean water, from cold water the vessels will be able to narrow a little, the condition will favorably affect the blood stop, on the head. If it does not work to rinse the wound under a stream of water, then get the wound with a napkin moistened in clean water or in a solution of hydrogen peroxide. It is not recommended to use the blood on the head quickly to use ointments with antibiotics and antiseptics, but for open wounds, it is not recommended to use the means, especially this applies to deep wounds.
If the size of the wound is not large and you can independently clean it with a solution of hydrogen peroxide and it was possible to remove small foreign objects, then after all the procedures, press it with a sterile dense swab. Press the tampon a little, hold it under pressure for several minutes. Loosen the pressure, check carefully the condition of the wound, if the bleeding is not stopped during this time, continue the pressure. In place of the wounds, put a tight bandage deliver the victim to the hospital.
