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What Causes Indention At The Place Of Injury?
My 9 year old son fell and hit his forehead near the hairline on a slide at the playground today. It's bruised around the site but it's indented. I've never seen this before. He says it hurts to touch, no headache or any other symptoms. Should I take him in?
Mon, 16 Jun 2014
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,
As the injury is on forehead and indented, there are chances that there is an underlying fracture of the skull bones. You should take him to a nearby hospital and get it checked as early as possible. Please get an X-ray/CT scan to rule out fracture.
For the time being, you can give him Arnica 200, 1 dose now and second dose tomorrow. It will help in reducing pain and speedy healing.
Hope it sorts your problem.
Regards,
Dr. Shuchi Nagori
Homoeopathic Consultant
Welcome to HCM,
As the injury is on forehead and indented, there are chances that there is an underlying fracture of the skull bones. You should take him to a nearby hospital and get it checked as early as possible. Please get an X-ray/CT scan to rule out fracture.
For the time being, you can give him Arnica 200, 1 dose now and second dose tomorrow. It will help in reducing pain and speedy healing.
Hope it sorts your problem.
Regards,
Dr. Shuchi Nagori
Homoeopathic Consultant
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