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Child Accidents including: Pedestrian, School, Burns, Sports & Falls
Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussive Syndrome in Children
In a car accident or in a fall, a child may strike his head. This head injury can have temporary or lasting implications. An injury to the head is often referred to as a TBI or Traumatic Brain Injury but may also be called a closed head injury or a minor head injury, post-concussive syndrome, traumatic head syndrome, post-brain injury syndrome, and post-traumatic syndrome. A child may be suspected of having a traumatic brain injury any time his or her head strikes an object; or the brain undergoes an acceleration/deceleration movement (i.e. whiplash). In fact, a brain injury may occur even where the child does not strike his head.Symptoms of brain injury may continue long after an accident and there are a number of key indicators that might suggest a brain injury. A child may experience:
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- dizziness,
- complain of headaches,
- blurred vision,
- sleep disturbance or
- quickness to fatigue.
- attention,
- concentration,
- perception,
- memory or
- difficulty with speech and language.
- irritability,
- restlessness, or
- quickness to anger.
A child is susceptible to a head injury even where there is no direct trauma to the head. Parents should be alert following an accident for signs or symptoms so that a head injury, even a mild one, is brought to the attention of a doctor.
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