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Is Bump On Head From Fall A Matter Of Concern?
My 3 year old was running today and fell and hit his head on the edge on the concrete. He has a pretty good size knot on his head along with some bruising! I didn t take him to the doc just kept an eye on him for signs on concussion! And after about 20 mins he was fine. But now he is asleep I felt the knot and it s squishy and not hard. Should I be concerned?
Wed, 13 Aug 2014
Hi,
If he was able to run around and appeared normal then he has not suffered any serious harm. The lump may feel soft at this stage and will likely develop into a sizeable bruise with discoloration. This would be normal after this type if injury.
Signs to watch for would be nausea and vomiting, extreme drowsiness, severe headache or dizziness. If these occur, take him to the ED for assessment.
Paracetamol will help any soreness.
Hope this is of help.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger
If he was able to run around and appeared normal then he has not suffered any serious harm. The lump may feel soft at this stage and will likely develop into a sizeable bruise with discoloration. This would be normal after this type if injury.
Signs to watch for would be nausea and vomiting, extreme drowsiness, severe headache or dizziness. If these occur, take him to the ED for assessment.
Paracetamol will help any soreness.
Hope this is of help.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger
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I am Dr Adil
When a child or any body fall, the blood vessels under the skin of forehead or scalp rupture and blood collects under the skin as there is no space between skin and scalp, so a visible bulge is produced, which is not serious if it is visible and formed on the outer side of scalp, that is under the skin.
If such type of bulge is produced between the inner side of scalp and brain and then it may become dangerous. Such type of bulges produced neurological symptoms in the child such as confusion, drowsiness, loss of conciousness, irritability, weakness etc.
Your child is find, so you should not worry and closely monitor him for any neurological deficit.
Feel free to ask more.
Kind Regards.
Dr Adil
Thanks for asking the question.
I am Dr Adil
When a child or any body fall, the blood vessels under the skin of forehead or scalp rupture and blood collects under the skin as there is no space between skin and scalp, so a visible bulge is produced, which is not serious if it is visible and formed on the outer side of scalp, that is under the skin.
If such type of bulge is produced between the inner side of scalp and brain and then it may become dangerous. Such type of bulges produced neurological symptoms in the child such as confusion, drowsiness, loss of conciousness, irritability, weakness etc.
Your child is find, so you should not worry and closely monitor him for any neurological deficit.
Feel free to ask more.
Kind Regards.
Dr Adil
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