Vomiting in children following a head injury
Vomiting once or twice after a head injury is not uncommon. A blow to the head that causes slight movement of the brain within the skull may cause nausea and vomiting for a short time.
If your child vomits more than 3 times following a head injury, medical evaluation is needed. Vomiting may be a symptom of a serious head injury that is causing increased pressure within the skull.
| Author: | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC | Last Updated: September 15, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics | |
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