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What Causes Light Headedness In An Elderly Person Post Trauma?

father age 71 fell hit his head on cast iron stove yesterday at 3pm. reports working harder to complete tasks, a bit fuzzy. Hit right side of front temple. refuses to see Dr. no bruise,2 1/2 in gash bled from gash for approx 40 min, no swelling obvious. combined w excessive chewing of ice. what should we watch for?
Tue, 29 Mar 2016
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
I understand your concern.
Traumatic injury to head in an elderly person needs to be carefully monitored, irrespective of weather the swelling or external injury is present or not. Adequate bed rest with proper amount of fluid intake is a must. His blood pressure needs to be monitored often for the next 24 hours. Also some of the signs of raised intracranial tension due to concussion in the skull like dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting and loss of consciousness needs to be watched for.
In case any of such symptoms are present, he needs to be rushed to the nearby hospital for emergency treatment.
Hope the information provided would be helpful.
All the best.
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What Causes Light Headedness In An Elderly Person Post Trauma?

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I understand your concern. Traumatic injury to head in an elderly person needs to be carefully monitored, irrespective of weather the swelling or external injury is present or not. Adequate bed rest with proper amount of fluid intake is a must. His blood pressure needs to be monitored often for the next 24 hours. Also some of the signs of raised intracranial tension due to concussion in the skull like dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting and loss of consciousness needs to be watched for. In case any of such symptoms are present, he needs to be rushed to the nearby hospital for emergency treatment. Hope the information provided would be helpful. All the best.