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Child Had Headache And Vomiting After Head Injury. Taken Paracetamol And Ibuprofen. Should Doctor Be Consulted?
My daughter is 4 yrs old.on sunday night at seven pm she wants to go first in a childs ride and sit in a particular place in the toy train but another child sat there so she cried and wanted to go another ride.we scolded her and walked away she wants to be there she cried and accidently fell down and hits her backhead twice. Then she shouted that she has severe headache and vomitted once then she slept.after that going home also she has the pain so i gave her paracetamol .the next morning monday at eight a.m she has the vomitting sensation once and headache. So i gave her ibuprofen then she was ok.no headache.did i have to consult a doctor now.now she is ok.active only.my husband said that the headache may be due to stress .
Sat, 10 Nov 2012
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Vomiting and headache after head injury are danger sign.
These may be due to increased intracranial pressure (due to bleeding inside brain).
Though she is apparently well now, there may be silent bleeding / injuries inside brain or on scalp.
It will be wise to consult your doctor and get your child examined.
Post if you have further queries.
Vomiting and headache after head injury are danger sign.
These may be due to increased intracranial pressure (due to bleeding inside brain).
Though she is apparently well now, there may be silent bleeding / injuries inside brain or on scalp.
It will be wise to consult your doctor and get your child examined.
Post if you have further queries.
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hello madam, u should have consulted a physician as it could have been serious. you should not take any case of head injury lightly especially if it is followed by vomiting and headache or loss of consciousness. self pharmacy can be dangerous sometimes. so i would advise you to be careful of any such thing in future. thank you
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