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Suggest Remedy For Swelling And Pain In Head After An Accident

Hello, My daughter is 12 years old and two days ago, she and her sister were fighting and her sister pushed her and she banged her head on a cupboard. I looked to see if she was okay and she said there was pain but it was fine. Today, she said her head hurt so I looked at it and I have realized that her head has now swelled up on the side and is bruised. What should I do?
Mon, 4 Apr 2016
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hi,

thanks for providing the mechanism of injury.

as you said the next day the swelling took place and it is painful. swelling is a protective mechanism of human tissue.

incase if you find and chances in the texture of the skin color, like black circles near eye, near the ear or jaw etc you should visit an ER and get checked once. If your daughter has any bleeding from nose or redness of eyes, or bleeding from ear then a neurologist opinion will count.

or else most of the time the swelling subsides on its own when there is no major issue.

still it is recommended on a safer note to get checked once.

regards
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Suggest Remedy For Swelling And Pain In Head After An Accident

hi, thanks for providing the mechanism of injury. as you said the next day the swelling took place and it is painful. swelling is a protective mechanism of human tissue. incase if you find and chances in the texture of the skin color, like black circles near eye, near the ear or jaw etc you should visit an ER and get checked once. If your daughter has any bleeding from nose or redness of eyes, or bleeding from ear then a neurologist opinion will count. or else most of the time the swelling subsides on its own when there is no major issue. still it is recommended on a safer note to get checked once. regards