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What Does A Tender Area Above The Ear Of A Child After Injury Indicate?

My 2 month old fell out my arms on to the tile floor. It was less than 5 ft (I m only 4.10) she cried immediately, is nursing with no problem, was smiling and reacting to me playing with her And napped some. There is a small tender area above her ear, should I still bring her to the er
Fri, 31 Mar 2017
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I have gone through your query. It is better to consult er and rule out head injury. You can apply ice packs on the area.
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What Does A Tender Area Above The Ear Of A Child After Injury Indicate?

Hi Thank you for asking HCM I have gone through your query. It is better to consult er and rule out head injury. You can apply ice packs on the area. Thanks