Patient's question:
My child fell multiple times within two days, with a bump on one side of the head. What kind of help is needed: Hello, what are the potential after-effects? Will it interfere with the skull?Doctor's answer:
The head is injured by blunt external force, such as falling or being scratched by stones, sticks, or metal objects. The surface of the wound is not rusted, but a bump forms quickly, which is known as a subgaleal hematoma. The scalp is typically divided into five layers, from the outside in: skin, subcutaneous tissue, galea aponeurotica, subperiosteal tissue, and periosteum. After a head injury, the hematoma formed by the rupture of scalp blood vessels can usually be classified into subcutaneous hematoma, subgaleal hematoma, and subperiosteal hematoma, depending on the location.