Any trauma to the scalp, skull, or brain is considered a head injury. The harm could be as small as a hit on the head or as serious as a brain injury. There are two types of head injuries: closed and open (penetrating). A closed head injury occurs when you are struck by an object and get a strong blow to the head, yet the object does not break the skull. An open head injury, also known as a penetrating head injury, occurs when an object breaks the skull and enters the brain. When travelling at a high rate, such as when crashing through the glass in an automobile collision, this is more likely to occur. A gunshot to the head can also cause it. Concussion is a type of head injury in which the brain is shaken.

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