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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Scar After Head Injury

My husband was helping his dad at a motorcycle shop and a piece of metal hit his head and cut it after cleaning it up he didn t think it needed stiches so he didn t go to the er I have been keeping it clean but after getting out of the shower tonight I noticed his timple is swollen is it anything to be concerned about or should I take him to the er
Mon, 20 Jul 2015
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if there was no loss of consciousness/seizures, then no need to panic.
give tab Diclofenac 50 mg bd for 3 days.
and it is better to consult a neurologist or evidence of a hematoma.
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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Scar After Head Injury

if there was no loss of consciousness/seizures, then no need to panic. give tab Diclofenac 50 mg bd for 3 days. and it is better to consult a neurologist or evidence of a hematoma.