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Suggest Treatment For Head Injury
Hi my 21 month old got hit in the back of his head tonight around 12 am it is now 2:50 am and he is having trouble sleeping. One of our book shelves fell on him but it had no books on it and it is not very heavy. He tried to climb up on it and fell off but the shelf fell on him at the same time. I tried cleaning his womb it's not too big or deep and it stopped bleeding within 3-5 minutes after the incident. I'm just concern that he might have a concussion. He played and ate fruit after the incident but I'm just worried about him. Please let me know what I need to do if there is anything I should do? Mahalo!
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
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Hello , head injuries should always be watched for especially with children as the skull is still not hard enough ,head injury associated with vomiting ,drowsiness,loss of consciousness are emergency ,but head injury can cause problems later also so please do not neglect it visit a orthopedist who will advice you an x-ray and also clean the wound
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Dr.Krupa
Hello , head injuries should always be watched for especially with children as the skull is still not hard enough ,head injury associated with vomiting ,drowsiness,loss of consciousness are emergency ,but head injury can cause problems later also so please do not neglect it visit a orthopedist who will advice you an x-ray and also clean the wound
Thank you
Dr.Krupa
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