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What Causes Bruises, Swelling And Tenderness After Forehead Injury?
Question: Hi I bent down and got up quickly and banged my forehead really hard at 12.30pm this afternoon I haven't felt sick or anything just my forehead feels tender and bruised is this normal
Brief Answer:
This is normal
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
of course it's normal. This area is full of blood vessels and injuries may cause excessive bleeding or hematoma. So tenderness and bruising is expected. Signs of a bad hit may include:
- loss of consciousness and perhaps also no memory of the incident
- nausea and vomiting
- neurological signs like weakness or paralysis etc
- unusual sleepiness
Any of the above is an indication for an urgent radiological investigation of the brain with computed tomography (CT).
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This is normal
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
of course it's normal. This area is full of blood vessels and injuries may cause excessive bleeding or hematoma. So tenderness and bruising is expected. Signs of a bad hit may include:
- loss of consciousness and perhaps also no memory of the incident
- nausea and vomiting
- neurological signs like weakness or paralysis etc
- unusual sleepiness
Any of the above is an indication for an urgent radiological investigation of the brain with computed tomography (CT).
I hope I've helped!
Contact me again if you'd like to ask for more details.
Kind Regards!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you. None of the signs have occurred it happened at 12.30pm should I be worries at 10.20pm on a night or not just it hurts when I bend down
Brief Answer:
48 hours are needed to safely exclude serious injury
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
any of the aforementioned signs during the 48 hours that follow the accident is a reason for emergency examination by a neurosurgeon. When there is increased suspicion of a serious injury, waking the patient every 1-2 hours to check whether everything is OK is advised at least for the next 24 hours and sometimes for the next 48 hours.
Feeling pain or discomfort is normal. Having any of the serious signs is not.
Kind Regards!
48 hours are needed to safely exclude serious injury
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
any of the aforementioned signs during the 48 hours that follow the accident is a reason for emergency examination by a neurosurgeon. When there is increased suspicion of a serious injury, waking the patient every 1-2 hours to check whether everything is OK is advised at least for the next 24 hours and sometimes for the next 48 hours.
Feeling pain or discomfort is normal. Having any of the serious signs is not.
Kind Regards!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you for all your help it's me that's had the bang just scared to go to sleep I get panicky and over anxious
Brief Answer:
You're welcome
Detailed Answer:
You're welcome.
If you've got someone at home, then ask him/her to keep an eye on you and perhaps wake you up every 2 hours or so to check whether you're normal or not. Being able to wake and answer simple questions (where are you? etc) correctly indicates no serious injury.
You're welcome
Detailed Answer:
You're welcome.
If you've got someone at home, then ask him/her to keep an eye on you and perhaps wake you up every 2 hours or so to check whether you're normal or not. Being able to wake and answer simple questions (where are you? etc) correctly indicates no serious injury.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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