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Head injuries are most likely to happen when someone is involved in a car accident and is not wearing a seat belt. Other major causes of head injuries include bicycle or motorcycle accidents, falls from windows (especially among children who live in the city) and falls around the house (especially among toddlers and the elderly).
Follow the links below to find information about head injuries, including facial and hearing injuries, in children and adults.
Reviewed July 2009
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Links to systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of preventative measures and treatments for head injuries.
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Head injury - home care tips
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Better Health Channel
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Mild head injury requires plenty of rest. Concussion is the most common type of head injury. Headaches and mild cognitive (thought) problems are common while the brain is recovering from an injury. Do not drive after a head injury. It is common to not be able to remember the events surrounding the head injury.
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Aug 2009
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Head injuries - first aid
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Better Health Channel
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Head injuries can be serious and require urgent medical attention. A hard blow to the head, from a fall, knock or assault, can injure the brain, even when there are no visible signs of trauma to the scalp or face. Symptoms of serious head injury include wounds, altered consciousness, clear fluid from the eyes or nose, black eyes or bruises behind the ears, vision changes, nausea and vomiting.
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Mar 2009
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Teeth - protecting your teeth
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Teeth can be damaged when you are playing most sports like basketball, soccer, hockey, lacrosse, football, netball, roller blading, or skate boarding. Wearing a mouthguard can protect your teeth.
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Mar 2009
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| Title: |
Teeth - problems with teeth
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Eat a variety of healthy foods, and brush your teeth properly. Then you should have healthy, strong teeth. Germs in our mouth grow on the teeth every day. This is called dental plaque (say den-tal plark).
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Mar 2009
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Hearing problems in children
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Better Health Channel
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Hearing problems in children can be caused by factors including otitis media (infection of the middle ear), exposure to disease in utero such as rubella (German measles), genetic disorders, exposure to loud noise, and certain diseases including meningitis. Deafness may be temporary or permanent. Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) is a symptom of hearing damage. Treatment may include antibiotics, removal of wax or foreign object in the ear, hearing aids or speech therapy. A cochlear implant may be considered in the case of severe or profound hearing loss.
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Dec 2008
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Ears - ways to protect your hearing
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Better Health Channel
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Causes of hearing loss or deafness include noise, trauma, certain drugs and diseases. Injuries including a perforated eardrum or head injury can also cause hearing loss. Hearing loss often cannot be reversed.
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Dec 2008
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Knocked out tooth
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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When teeth are damaged or dislodged, follow the first aid steps in this topic and get immediate dental care.
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Nov 2008
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Rehabilitation for Brain Injuries
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to information about rehabilitation for brain injuries.
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| Date: |
Sep 2008
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| Title: |
Head injuries
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Children's heads are often hurt (injured) when they fall over or bump into something hard.
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| Date: |
Aug 2008
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Head injury
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Department of Health Western Australia
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Diagnostic imaging algorithm following recent head injury. The Canadian CT Head Rules have been used to formulate the guideline.
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| Date: |
Aug 2008
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Teeth - when a tooth is knocked out
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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When children or adults fall or have a blow to the face sometimes one of their teeth is knocked out. With quick action a permanent tooth that has been knocked out can often be saved. Baby (deciduous) teeth should not be put back.
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Mar 2008
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Ear care - quiz
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Better Health Channel
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How can you maintain healthy ears and protect your hearing? Test your knowledge with our quick health quiz.
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| Date: |
Jan 2008
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Concussion - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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Concussion is temporary loss of awareness or consciousness caused by a blow to the head.
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| Date: |
Sep 2006
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What to do if a child knocks out their adult front tooth
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Sydney Children's Hospital,The Children's Hospital at Westmead
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An outline of what to do if a child knocks out one of their adult teeth. The page explains the steps involved and the importance of each one.
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Aug 2000
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