my 15 month old son fell on a rock and hit his forhead at 5pm . Immediatly a bump started forming and he was crying. He only cryed for about 5-10 minutes though. I got him to a friend s house near by and applied ice. He only let me put the ice on his head about 10 seconds at a time. The bump is a small golf ball size -it looks aweful! He acted as normal as ever...played, ate dinner etc..We put him to bed at 8pm. DO you think I should wake him every 2 hours to keep checking on him? Did we leave enough time between the fall and his bed time?
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. I understand your concern. First be reassured that your kid is normal. I will suggest you danger signs of head injury -1. Vomiting continuously2. Seizures3. Watery of bloody discharge from ears and nose4. Unconsciousness5. Altered sensorial or behavior. If none of them are present, I don't think you should worry about his trivial head injury. For pain, you can give oral Paracetamol in the dose of 15\u00a0mg/kg/dose(max ceiling dose 500\u00a0mg) every 4-6th hourly. Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Chat Doctor are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.