Newborn Head Trauma and Nursing Approach |Biomedgrid

Trauma ranks first among the causes of child deaths. Head trauma is an important health problem in childhood and the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in that period. It's more common in infants, adolescents and boys. Weak head control in children and a larger head than the body increases the risk of head trauma. Therefore, nurses should be actively involved and take appropriate actions in protection of children from head injuries and post-trauma nursing care. Child abuse, especially shaken baby syndrome, is the leading cause of head trauma in children under one year of age. This review addresses the nursing care plan of pediatric patients suffering from head injury.