Title: Head injury
Course: Level 3 - First Aid > Section: Provision of First Aid service and referral

- Do not try to clean the scalp wound.
- Control and check bleeding.
- Place a sterile dressing.
- Apply a bandage to secure dressing.

Bleeding from the nose, ear canal or mouth is an indicator of intracranial bleeding or skull fracture. The primary measure for a head injury is an immediate referral.

- Sit with the head well for the ward.
- Loosen any fight clothing around the neck and chest.
- Advise to breathe through the mouth & to pinch the nose.
- Tell the causality to spit out any blood in the mouth.
- Release the pressure after 10 minutes.
- Do not let the causality raise the head.
- Advise not to blow the nose (avoid exertion).
- If after 30 minutes the bleeding persists, seek medical care.