What is the dent in the head of a child after an injury?
Patient: 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? Doctor: 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 continuously2. Seizures3. Watery of bloody discharge from ears and nose4. Unconsciousness5. Altered sensorium or behavior. If these are not there, you need not worry.Regards - Dr. Sumanth