Question
When holding a child up, the child’s head was accidentally scratched by a faucet, located near the back of the top of the head where the skull rotates. There were no cuts or red marks. Will this have any effect on the child’s body (the child is six and a half months old)?
Answer
After a head injury, if there are symptoms such as severe headache, persistent crying, projectile vomiting, or swelling of the optic nerve (blurred vision), it may indicate increased intracranial pressure. Suggestion: If the child shows no abnormal symptoms after the injury compared to before, and there is no loss of appetite or projectile vomiting, it usually means the child has not been injured and there is no issue with the brain; it’s just a blow to the scalp. In this case, it typically indicates that the child is fine and there is no need to worry. Generally speaking, this will not cause any disturbance to the child.