Hello, my 3 and a half year old son hit his head against table edge about 45 mins ago. There was a slight dent whicChatDoctore up a few minutes later to become a little bump. I held a bag of iced peas to his head on and off for about 15 - 20mins and the swelling has gone down significantly. He seems fine and is dancing and singing to his favourite tv characters now.  Should i still be worried?.
Hi...if he's acting normally you need not worry about either the dent or the swelling. But to be on the safer side I will suggest you the dangers signs of head injury so that you will know when he may require medical attention -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.