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Child Complaining Of Headache And Feeling Sleepy After Falling And Hitting Head

My queries were from yesterday. My sister's son had fallen and hit his head.on the floor. Afterward he complained of having a headache, got very sleepy. She frantically tried to keep him awake, feeling very unsure of what to do. Later on his threw up 11pm The child is 5yrs. So she made a few calls to a 24hr doc. He advised if to visit the er. Everything came back normal. Her son is fine. His motor movements were fine. Eyes, no dizziness or nausea after
Wed, 19 Feb 2014
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Hi,

Thanks for writing to health care magic.
I can understand your concern.
In a child with head injury it is important to take the child immediately to doctor in case of
1.     Vomiting
2.     Nose or ear bleeding
3.     Seizures
4.     Loss of consciousness

This was the reason why you were advised to consult the ER. If there is any further problem please contact your doctor.

Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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Child Complaining Of Headache And Feeling Sleepy After Falling And Hitting Head

Hi, Thanks for writing to health care magic. I can understand your concern. In a child with head injury it is important to take the child immediately to doctor in case of 1. Vomiting 2. Nose or ear bleeding 3. Seizures 4. Loss of consciousness This was the reason why you were advised to consult the ER. If there is any further problem please contact your doctor. Continue to ask further queries as required. Hope this helps. Take care. Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty M.D.(Pediatrics) Associate Professor of Pediatrics