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Is It Dangerous To Vomit After The Head Injury?

Hi. My 5 year old daughter jumped off of a bunk bed Saturday night and when she jumped forward off of the bed, she struck her head on the ceiling fan (which was on at the time) and received a small cut on her forehead just below the hairline. I took her to the ER where they put stitches and gave a list of things to watch for and we were told to follow up with the pediatrician in 5 days to have the stitches removed. Well last night (Sunday night) she vomited about 5 or 6 times. I assumed it was a bug and kept her home from school today as a precaution, but just remembered that vomiting was on the list of things to watch for after an injury to the head. Should I take her to the doctor or be concerned? The vomiting started about 26 hours after the injury occurred and she hasn't vomited in the last 5 hours. She seems to be acting normal and talking fine.
Thanks for any help!
Mon, 28 Apr 2014
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Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
If the girl vomits within 48 hours of head injury it needs immediate consultation with the pediatrician and a CT brain is require to exclude any 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 It Dangerous To Vomit After The Head Injury?

Hi, Thank you for asking question on health care magic. If the girl vomits within 48 hours of head injury it needs immediate consultation with the pediatrician and a CT brain is require to exclude any 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