Got Hit In Temple Area, Pain Went With Motrin. No Symptoms But Fatigue. Suggest?

Posted on Fri, 4 Oct 2013

Question: Son got hit in temple area with a baseball. Laces XXXXXXX appears to be on upper cheekbone. Was wearing sunglasses. They were not broken. Pain went away with Motrin. No other symptoms but fatigue.

Answered by Dr. Synthyia Bhagat (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
relax.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX .

Thanks for writing to us.

I understand your concern.

In this case it seems to be superficial impact in temporal region.

Any kind of trauma to head need to be monitored for at least 24hours

I suggest you to
-apply cold compresses over injured area
-give acetaminophen for pain releif if needed.
-observe him for warning signs of head injury that is vomiting,altered behavior,any abnormal movement,bleeding from ear or nose.

In case you observe any of them take him to ER.

Hope I have answeref your query,if you have any further question I would be glad to help.

Wishing your child good health..
God bless..

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar