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What Is The Dent In The Head Of A Child After An Injury?
Hi our 2 year old son bumped heads with his 4 year old sister a few months ago, we put ice on his bump & swelling went down, but has left a dent in his head. He s still the same, no changes in his normal activities as what we can see. We ve taken him to the doctors & doctor said its fine, but we re still worried. We haven t had a ct scan, should we? Could it be serious?
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Thu, 14 Aug 2014
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Hi...if he is his usual self and not vomiting and coherent and playing around, you need not worry. No need to do a CT scan.
I will suggest you danger signs of head injury -
1. Vomiting continuously
2. Seizures
3. Watery of bloody discharge from ears and nose
4. Unconsciousness
5. Altered sensorium or behavior.
If these are not there, you need not worry.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
I will suggest you danger signs of head injury -
1. Vomiting continuously
2. Seizures
3. Watery of bloody discharge from ears and nose
4. Unconsciousness
5. Altered sensorium or behavior.
If these are not there, you need not worry.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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