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What Causes Nausea And Loss Of Consciousness After Hitting Head?
I slipped on the ice around 7:40 am eastern time and I hit my head. i got right up no confusion or loss of consciousness. Had a headache and nausea since but nausea usually follows headaches for me. I ve now been awake almost 14 hours or so? Im not good at math. 7:40 am its now 9:45 pm. Can I go to sleep?
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
yes. you're referring to an epidural hematoma where the person is hit in the head, goes unconscious, wakes up, and then falls asleep not to wake up again. this really only happens with a fracture of the temporal bone over the ear because there is an artery called the middle meningeal artery which ruptures and causes the problems. this is not your case. get some rest. if the headaches persist you might have had a concussion
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