My Granddaughter Bumped Heads Wit,h Another Little Girl In Church.

Posted on Mon, 25 Mar 2019

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Question : My granddaughter bumped heads wit,h another little girl in church. She got a little bruise but I didn't think anything about it. Now she has a fever, hands are trembling And started vomiting. Could she have a concussion

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
not likely...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I really don't feel the current symptoms are due to a concussion. Perhaps it is secondary to an inflammation or infection. May I know how long ago did she sustain the injury? Does she have a headache? Do you notice any other symptoms along with fever and vomiting? Did she eat anything apart from regular home food?

Awaiting your response...

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Prasad J (9 hours later)

The head bump occurred at 1030 yesterday morning. She felt really tired at 4:30 in the afternoon and was running a fever of 100.8. My wife gave her Tylenol and she took a short nap. She threw up at approx.6:30. She said she had a headache. We called vitaline last night and they had us call EMS to have her checked out. The paramedics thought it was a virus and to watch her. Before they left she was acting like her normal self.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (4 days later)

Brief Answer:
No concussion...

Detailed Answer:
Apologies for the late reply....

The symptoms she had does not indicate concussion. Though it would be a good idea to monitor until the set of symptoms including headache resolve. I assume this was has been done. If she is alright now, you can safely say there is no concussion.

Hope your concern is resolved. If you need any more information, I will be here to help you.

Thank you!!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad