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Fell from chair 2 week ago,
My son fell from chair 2 weeks ago,still lite swelling is there, back of head, I am scared, he is very active, no vomit, no vision loss, no unconsciousness, please what I can do i really very scared
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Hi, your son is safe as there are no warning signs like altered sensorium, seizures, vomitings etc. You need not get scared about swelling too. Swelling takes days, weeks, sometimes months to subside.
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Wait and watch. Reassurance
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Just wait. Swelling it will get subside slowly.
Don't massage or don't apply anything locally.
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Don't worry if there are no warning signs like altered sensorium, vomiting, bleeding from nose and ears. Thank you
Dr Aditi Birje
MD PEDIATRICS KEM HOSPITAL MUMBAI
SHREE GURUMAAULI PEDIATRIC CLINIC YOGI NAGAR BORIVALI WEST MUMBAI
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Dr. Shebin C E
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10 yrs exp
Kanyakumari
Greetings don't get pannic if the child doesn't have any symptoms like vomiting , bleeding no emergency.
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Dr. Santosh Bangar
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16 yrs exp
Ahmednagar
Don't worry...for swelling do physical examination
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