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1 Year, Fell Down, Got Hit Head On Concrete, Red Spot. Anything To Worry?

Hello, My daughter is 1 years old and about 20 mins ago fell out the back door after the dogs and hit her head on the concret. There is no bump but there is a quater size red spot. Should I be worried? Should I take her to the ER. It is her bed time and she is nursing right now and just closed her eye. Should I keep her up a little longer?
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Hi,

Thank you for your query.

Following head injury one should look for the following symptoms that will require immediate medical intervention:
1.     Headache
2.     Vomiting
3.     Drowsiness
4.     Abnormal movements including blurred vision
As skull is a hard closed cavity any internal injury, which cannot be seen, does manifest after some time which may vary from a few hours to days. Hence doctors usually recommend that the person should be kept under observation.

Hence, you should not be worried but observe your daughter for the a above mentioned signs.

I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction.

Wishing your daughter an early recovery.

Regards,

Rajiv K Khandelwal
http://goo.gl/SuCjl
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1 Year, Fell Down, Got Hit Head On Concrete, Red Spot. Anything To Worry?

Hi, Thank you for your query. Following head injury one should look for the following symptoms that will require immediate medical intervention: 1. Headache 2. Vomiting 3. Drowsiness 4. Abnormal movements including blurred vision As skull is a hard closed cavity any internal injury, which cannot be seen, does manifest after some time which may vary from a few hours to days. Hence doctors usually recommend that the person should be kept under observation. Hence, you should not be worried but observe your daughter for the a above mentioned signs. I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction. Wishing your daughter an early recovery. Regards, Rajiv K Khandelwal http://goo.gl/SuCjl