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Hard Hit On Eyebrow. Swelling Appeared And Applied Ice On It. Should I Visit ER?
Hi, my 5 year old daughter ran into her little brother and his head hit her right under her eyebrow. She immediately got a large swollen bump, I applied ice and gave her some arnica, and she can see just fine, no bleeding etc. The swelling went down considerably after a couple hours (it happened last night at bedtime), but is still present, it is also blue and bruised (not too bad though). Is this something she should see a dr for, or will it resolve itself?
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hello,
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if your daughter can see and the swelling has reduced and no bleeding and the type of injury was a hit by the head there is no reason to take her to the doctor it will resolve on its own.
if you notice the bruising is taking a while to clear then you will need her to be checked out by the doctor.
the area on the face have a alot of blood vessels so a small impact can cause the veins to break and cause a bruise which resolve by two to three days.
hope to have answered your query.
takecare.
welcome to healthcare magic.
if your daughter can see and the swelling has reduced and no bleeding and the type of injury was a hit by the head there is no reason to take her to the doctor it will resolve on its own.
if you notice the bruising is taking a while to clear then you will need her to be checked out by the doctor.
the area on the face have a alot of blood vessels so a small impact can cause the veins to break and cause a bruise which resolve by two to three days.
hope to have answered your query.
takecare.
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Hi thanks for your question.
The swelling will regress of itself,but a visit to ER is necessory to rule out any internal injury to her eye or brain.
Hope this answers your question.
The swelling will regress of itself,but a visit to ER is necessory to rule out any internal injury to her eye or brain.
Hope this answers your question.
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