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Should I Be Concerned For The Fluid Under The Skin Caused Due To A Head Injury?
Hi my 5 year old daughter fell from approx 4/5 feet straight onto her head today, she instantly screamed had large graze on her cheek and within seconds a lump approx the size of tennis ball appeared! Luckily a doctor lives next door and he checked her over, her eyes and ears, and told us to ice the swell for approx 15mins then leave and swelling will go down just to be wiery of sickness but she seems ok The swelling has gone down some what but there seems to be fluid under the skin where she bumped. Is this anything to worry about? Thanks.
Mon, 3 Oct 2016
Hi, your daughter fell down from height and had head injury in the form of soft tissue hematoma.
Mostly these hematomas subside with ice application and conservative treatment.
After ice application hematoma dissolve and some fluid remains there as dissolved blood.
It is matter of no concern.
But skull xray should be done to r/o skull fracture.
If there is skull fracure then neurosurgeon should be consulted .
Thanks
Mostly these hematomas subside with ice application and conservative treatment.
After ice application hematoma dissolve and some fluid remains there as dissolved blood.
It is matter of no concern.
But skull xray should be done to r/o skull fracture.
If there is skull fracure then neurosurgeon should be consulted .
Thanks
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