how do you treat an injury in the skull with a fall?

Question:

my father of 54 years fell from his ladder and hit his head on the floor while painting.he sustained an injury in the skull and was bleeding from an x-ray scan result.what kind of treatment should he receive and for how long? please help! thanks.

Answers:
best thing to do is ask the neurologist or neurosurgeon attending to your dad what steps they are planning to take regarding your father's care.

i work in trauma icu and see alot of these cases. if your dad is not on a breathing machine, is awake, and able to follow commands given to him-then chances of him making a full recovery are pretty good. but even if he is on the breathing machine-he could still make a full recovery-alot of times, we put patients on the breathing machines b/c the medication they are given paralyzes them on purpose so they can rest and have time to heal.

in some cases-surgery is need to correct the damage done inside the brain and to stop the bleeding. i have seen patients make a full recovery from brain surgery just weeks after having it done-others do recover but with some residual damage (slow or slurred speech, memory loss, or slowness when comprehending things)

the important thing to remember is that the brain is a very complex organ and not everyone heals the same from this type of injury. be patient with this and feel free to ask any questions you want to about your dad's care and his possible outcome-it's not only the nurses job but the doctor's as well to make sure you AND your dad understand everything that is being done with his care and treatment and also to make sure your concerns are being paid attention to!!

i'll pray for a speedy recovery for your dad-best of luck to you

Other Answers:
You should listen to the neurologist and doctors, not people on the internet. Have them explain fully and get a second opinion if you like. but not on the internet.
Good luck.

YES PAMMY - thanks for being the voice of common sense on this commonly less than sensible forum.

yes, and be their for your dad. some times they have to go in to stop the bleeding and it depends were the creak is in the skull

May GOD be with your father and ALL of you as well.I will keep you and yours in my prayers.

too little info -
what kind of bleed? intracerebral? subarachnoid? extradural?
each is different. also how severe?
level of consiusness? any disability in talking, hearing, walking?

little more info and i may be able to predict.

for the present, however,
prncessang has said it all

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