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Passing Out in Young Children
If you think there is a concussion, you should take her to the ER, if I remember ... They take concussions very seriously. Please have her checked out. ...
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- it actually sounds like something that has to do with her heart, or her blood pressure, nothing serious, my brother since he was little will pass out when he pukes, he...
- My brother did it every time he fell...even if it was a knee or something. He out-grew it. My mom could never leave him anywhere without people who didn't know though....
- ok im sorry but i dont think thats normal. like you said maybe it happens to some kids but you should take her to see her doctor or the er next time so she can be chec...
My 16-Yo Son Received a Concussion in a Car Accident.
Read all 6 responses: "He has had a constant headache since the wreck ... almost two weeks. He has seen the family doctor and a neurologist and was ...
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- I work for LaPlaza Family Chiropractic in Colleyville we see alot of people right after car accidents. Concussions are not easy to recover from. I know cause my daught...
- I suggest chiropractic but be careful - loads of quacks...call Dr. Sullivan/Dr. Dunham at ###-###-####. Let them know you heard about it from me and they'll give you ...
Concussion?
Read all 35 responses: "Hello all... I actually have two questions here. My husband was "watching" our baby while I was trying to get into the shower this ...
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- Hi J., If your little is vomiting or lethargic then she better be going to the hospital. She's probably fine though...if you take her in be sure to be honest with th...
- When one of my boys was a yr. old he fell and hit his head real hard, and got an instant goose egg on the back of his head so I rushed him to the doctor, and he said j...
- This will probably make me sound like a really bad mommy, but my first fell off the bed once, my second has fallen off the bed a number of times and down the stairs a ...
Very Large Goose Egg on Forehead
Aug 12, 2009 ... With two of my boys having concussions years ago I knew to give ibuprofen to take down the swelling and didn't let her sleep... two hours ...
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- My son bumped his head at 5 months and the bruise lasted about 4 months. I took him in and the doctor said it was okay and would fade (which it did). I think you sho...
- I don't believe she got a concussion. Did she cry when it happened? Did she get headaches afterwards? Did you notice fatigue, irritability or light sensitivity the day...
- I think that's a long time for a goose egg. My daughter has had a couple from falling and they've gone down within a couple of days...I think I would take her in...it...
Fall
my son rescently had 2 concussions a month & a half apart,one was at his ... Just for future reference, it really takes a big bang to cause a concussion. ...
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- Check her vision to see if her pupils will expand and become smaller in light. Does she have difficulty swolling? Does she have muscle spasms? Are there any weaknesses...
- When my boys would fall like that the doctor would tell us to watch him and then when he fell asleep wake him up every few hours but its not really waking her up. The...
- i know this post was from a few days ago but i had the same type of situation when my son was about 7 months old. but i called the dr and she said the biggest sign of ...
How Can I Tell If My 17 Month Old Has a Concussion?
Read all 9 responses: "My Little girl was trying to climb up the stairs and fell off the first step. She hit the right side of her head.
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- Take her to the pediatrician, she is young with not a hard skull to protect her brain. Also you never let a child go to sleep for an hour for it will tell you her cond...
- If a child falls and hits its head you should check the pupils of their eyes, Take a flashlight and shine it into each eye and see if the pupils dialate. If one or bot...
- Hi S.-you don't say who was with your little girl when she was injured. The first thing you might want to do is assess the injury-next does it seem consistant with th...
Multiple Head Bumps in One Week
That's just life, but you'll know if it's a concussion as there will be vomitting and ..... He has had mild concussions as well because of his head bumps. ...
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- Babies fall. Try not to get yourself down over it. You can't prevent everything. One of my kids fell pretty hard and a nurse told me some warning signs for a conc...
- If I had a nickel for every head bump my very active 17-month-old son gets! That's just life, but you'll know if it's a concussion as there will be vomitting and serio...
- I've learned that it helps a TON to immediately put ice (such as frozen peas) on the wound for 10 minutes (at least). That keeps it from swelling and coloring nearly ...
Back of Head Bump and Nose Bleed
Oct 10, 2009 ... I've had 3 concussions one of which caused amnesia. I'm okay. ... How Can I Tell If My 17 Month Old Has a Concussion? ...
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- Take him to your pediatrician. It may be a coincidence, but it never hurts to be careful. Call your doctor today, now, and see what he/she says.
- the impact something like wiplash but to a smaller degree... get him checked out... just in case.
- Anytime your child hits his head hard enough to hear it I would be cautions. The nose bleed is definitely weird and for me would be a warning sign that it was a pretty...
Any Mother That Has Been Through a Fall Experience?
The percentage of those that have problems from it is less than 1% (problems including concussions, which is almost all of them) I wouldn't worry. ...
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- I beleive the best of us have gone through something like this. You would think I would have learned with the first child, but I did not. It is when you least expect...
- I would not be worried. If she has been to the Hospital, xrayed, did not seize or vomit and did not lose consciousness, (and I'm sure the staff at the hospital asked ...
- It is very common problem ( it is amazing how quickly they can roll!) I have to admit that all 3 of my children rolled off (my oldest daughter was watching my youngest...
I Feel So Terrible!
Signed, the mother of a happy 10 year old boy who's had two concussions, a broken arm, two broken fingers and still loves to skateboard, play football and ...
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- Ahhhhhhhh stop feeling terrible! This and many more accidents will happen over the years! Hopefully this is the worst of them you will have! We have wood floors th...
- Hi S., Don't go replacing the tile so fast. The only way that wouldn't have happened is if you had carpet in the kitchen--yuck! As much as we'd like to, we can't ch...
- I know how you feel...our daughter fell off the changing table about 2 months ago (14 months at the time). B/C it was a sunday I spoke with the on-call dr who said to ...
