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Can Fever With Lethargy Be Due To A Fall Injury?

hi my baby is nearly 11 months old and last night my husband had a hold of him, he has wriggled and fallen out of his arms. He managed to catch him, but he did catch his head on the floor. He was fine last night, but then today has developed a fever of 38.1 and is quite lethargic. Could the 2 be linked? or what should we do?
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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hi, thanks for the question. if your son has sustained significant head injury then it can cause lethargy, along with other symptoms like vomiting, altered conciuosness etc. if there was no significant head or other body parts injury then the fever and lethargy is unlikely to be due to fall.
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Can Fever With Lethargy Be Due To A Fall Injury?

hi, thanks for the question. if your son has sustained significant head injury then it can cause lethargy, along with other symptoms like vomiting, altered conciuosness etc. if there was no significant head or other body parts injury then the fever and lethargy is unlikely to be due to fall.