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Head Injury, Light Headedness, Headache, Dizziness. Taken Advil. Should He Go Back To ER?
Hi. My 19 y/o son bumped his head on the bathroom sink as he was getting up from tieing his shoes. He is away at college, but sent me a picture and symptoms about 6-7 hrs after he hit his head. He had been taking advil, felt light headed, and headache. He continued to do homework, after about another 2 hours he called me and said he felt more dizzy and head hurting, advil didnt help. Also, by the time he sent me a picture of the head injury, 7 hrs later, there was still blood. Not gushing, but bloody. He went to emergency and received 4 staples on his head (injury is on top, center of his head), was told his BP was slightly elevated, and he has a slight concussion. now, he says he doesnt feel well, very dizzy, the room spinning. Should he go back to emergency dept?
Mon, 24 Jun 2013
Hi, the symptoms suggest concussion, and it needs medical supervision for 24 hours, it will take time for controle of symptoms , still observation is must.
i advise to avoid spicy food, junk foods, and oily foods. rest is also recommended for such case. Thank you.
i advise to avoid spicy food, junk foods, and oily foods. rest is also recommended for such case. Thank you.
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