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Many head injuries that occur can be very mild and heal with no problems. Head injuries do not always mean brain damage but they can. Half a million people a year require hospitalization for head injuries. With most head injuries observation is important to see if any complications develop. When infants are involved the best option is always to seek medical advice immediately.

Sporting injuries, falls, objects falling on the head and car accidents are the most common form of head injuries that occur. Head injuries can affect the scalp, skull, and/or brain. Sometimes symptoms are obvious and other times they are not.

If anyone of any age has taken a fall do not move them immediately as they may well have suffered a head injury. Falls tend to result in both skull fractures and concussions. Heavy objects falling on heads can do the same. It is not true that all serious head injuries result in a loss of consciousness and some injuries take longer to develop any symptoms at all.

If a skull fracture has occurred there can sometimes be a soft feel to the skull where it has depressed. Hairline fractures though can be harder to ascertain. There are two kinds of head injuries, open and closed. A fracture to the skull is considered to be an open head injury even if the fracture is linear. Hairline fractures will often heal of their own accord but it is important to be aware that it takes a lot of force to fracture a human skull and other damage may well have occurred. Anything that pierces the skull is also an open head injury.

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