A head injury is an injury to the scalp, skull, or brain. Many head injuries are mild, like a bump on the head. But others are more serious and need medical care right away. Symptoms depend on the ...

She was told he had hit the back of his head on concrete when he fell backwards off a picnic bench. She was told staff put ice on a “small bump” but he was “absolutely fine” and kept playing.

Nikki Jurcutz says if you notice your kid isn’t crying immediately after a head bump, you need to seek urgent medical attention. “Sometimes it can be hard to tell with little ones, but one sign that ...