Skull Fracture of Child and First Aids

Written by: Wahjda Sabir

Head is one of the important parts of the human body and it is formed of two parts, the inner part, and the outer part. Sometimes a blow on the head might cause to effect one of both parts of the head at the same time. If the outer part of the head (especially the head of a child) fractures or breaks, it might face the child with some problems.

AEPO’s writer/producer has talked to some people and a physician about this issue.

Zubaidullah, a resident of Qarabagh district, Kabul province says, “I fell from the bicycle of my friend and my head broke. My friend did not wrap a bandage to it, he took me to the hospital and I lost a lot of blood.”

A woman, a resident of Panjshir province say, “My daughter fell from the roof of the house and she faced bleeding and had two times vomiting.”

Doctor Muhammad Hanif Tasal, a child surgeon at Indira Gandhi Children’s hospital, Kabul city says, “When a children fall from a high place and he/she breaks his/her head and face bleeding and someone doesn’t help him/her to stop bleeding, he/she might face anemia or some crucial health problems.”

How people help children in such cases?

Basmina, a resident of Mirbachacot district, Kabul province says, “Once I fell on the ground and broke my head. My father washed my wound with clean water and dressed it with a clean cloth then he took me to the clinic.”

Allah Muhammad, a resident of Parwan province says, “One of my sons had an accident and his head was broken. I brought him out from under the car and dressed his wound with a handkerchief to stop bleeding and then I took him to the hospital.”

Doctor Tasal says, “When a person’s head breaks, especially in a car accident, in the beginning, we should take him/her away from the accident place and open his/her mouth if his/her tongue is not folded and the air passage is not closed then we should talk to him/her if he/she is not unconscious. We should prevent bleeding by wrapping a bandage or a clean cloth and then take him/her to the doctor. Avoid pouring dust on the wound.”