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Suggest Treatment For A Bump On The Forehead After A Fall In A Child

My 5 year-old daughter just fell out of her bed onto a carpeted floor. The noise woke me up. She cried for a short while but was coherent . She has a large, raised, soft in the middle, bump on the right side of her forehead. The are has a small scratch in the middle. I picked her up, put ice immediately on the area and gave her children s morton.
Thu, 11 Sep 2014
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Hi,
Thank you for posting your question.
Your child seems to have had a superficial injury to her forehead. In this case relieving her pain would be our main concern which can be done by cold fomentation and pain killers as you have rightly done. The bump on her forehead should take about 7-10 days to resolve.
Apart from that keep a vigilant watch for any new symptoms and consult your doctor accordingly. These symptoms could be either local ( e.g. increase in bump size, blackening around eyes, increased redness at the site) or generalized (e.g. fever, vomiting, altered level of consiousness).
Do reply back if you have any more queries.


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Suggest Treatment For A Bump On The Forehead After A Fall In A Child

Hi, Thank you for posting your question. Your child seems to have had a superficial injury to her forehead. In this case relieving her pain would be our main concern which can be done by cold fomentation and pain killers as you have rightly done. The bump on her forehead should take about 7-10 days to resolve. Apart from that keep a vigilant watch for any new symptoms and consult your doctor accordingly. These symptoms could be either local ( e.g. increase in bump size, blackening around eyes, increased redness at the site) or generalized (e.g. fever, vomiting, altered level of consiousness). Do reply back if you have any more queries.