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Is Getting Hit On The Head Dangerous?

My 8 yr old son, was playing with older brother and pretending to take a "punch" he swung his head to the right and downward in the same motion, he hit the back of a chair, solid wood, at the top of nose where the sway is as it meets the forehead, the exact moment it happened I grabbed him and right then it was already bruised, the started to bleed and the swelling. Within 1 min. the swelling had tripled in size and this has been some 20-25 min ago and his right eye is starting to turn blue. I know there is no treatment for broken nose but my concern is his head, and how hard he hit it. Should be go to ER?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Yes he should be taken to ER for initial examination and treatment.
He should be observed for vomiting,altered sensorium or convulsions for a period of 48 hours to exclude head injury (injury to the brain).
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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Is Getting Hit On The Head Dangerous?

Hi, Thank you for asking question on health care magic. Yes he should be taken to ER for initial examination and treatment. He should be observed for vomiting,altered sensorium or convulsions for a period of 48 hours to exclude head injury (injury to the brain). Hope this answer will serve your purpose Please feel free to ask any more queries if required Take care Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH Associate professor of pediatrics