my 15 month old daughter fell and hit her forehead on our coffee table. i heard i shouldn't let her go to...

Question

sleep for an hour in case of a concussion. i don't think she hit herself that hard but for future reference, what else should i look for if i'm worried about a concussion?

i kept her up for about an hour and a half but she's asleep now. nothing seemed wrong. she cried for a few minutes, i kept an ice pack on the bump and then she ran around and played for another hour.

nothing seemed different. she still played and ran around happily as she usually does.

Answer 1

my son has been getting bruises since he started crawling when i told the doctor after a serious fall he told me what to look for to see if there is a concussion
-shine a light and make sure pupils react quickly
-check for floppy limbs or neck movement (neck could be sore)
-see doctor asap if starts vomittng out of the ordinary
-make sure eats well not off food
-with little ones with bad head bump its ok to let them go to sleep just poke them to make sure they can still be roused every hour and half because babies want to sleep
-and give doce of paracetamol if grumpy.

hope this helps saved me many trips to the doctor
the othe thing to do if its at home use a cold teething ring instead of icepack, still cold but not too cold

Answer 2

Toddler Hit Forehead

Answer 3

Head trauma is very common in young children. But concussions can be difficult to recognize in infants and toddlers because they can't readily communicate how they feel. Nonverbal clues of a concussion may include:

Listlessness, tiring easily
Irritability, crankiness
Change in eating or sleeping patterns
Lack of interest in favorite toys
Loss of balance, unsteady walking

Answer 4

Put a cold pack on it and try to keep her awake for at least a couple of hours (2) if it looks bad call her doctor and ask. if she seems normal after 2 hours let her sleep just keep an eye on her and make sure her breathing sounds normal.

Answer 5

i am not really sure i can answer your question but i have always heard from doctors that if they are crying after a fall it is a good sign they are okay they say "a crying baby is a healthy baby"

so the fact that she cried and was responsive and did not fall asleep right away was probably good!

for the future watch for vomiting, seizures, fever, unresponsiveness, etc.

and most falls that are dangerous are ones that the child falls from a height greater than their own.

Answer 6

When he pushes her or hits her, what is happening? What kind of face does he have? angry, smiley, blank? You react according to what is happening. Toddlers don't have "bad behavior" they are learning to wait their turn, ask for toys and their small and large motor muscles are developing. so its hard for them to be gentle or to be able to control how hard they touch something or someone. I recommend you stay two feet of your son at all times while your relatives are visiting. Your son is in the "egocentric stage" in which he can only see his wants and needs instead of what the other child wants or needs. Its a difficult stage and will grow out of it with the help of an adult starting at the age of three to five. In knowing this I hope you don't see your child as the "bad" child and see him typical for his developmental stage. I would bring out, if you can two of the same toys or have other toys around. If he grabs a toy from the girl. You can tell him its not ok to grab and distract him with another toy (it will be hard) and give the other toy back to the little girl. To avoid confrontations like this I would sit there with the children and play with them and watch them closely. If he pushes her. You can say, "If you want to get her attention, you can pat her on her arm like this ( and show him how) when he does it, praise him, "Yes! just like that!. If he pushes or hits with anger, you can say firmly, " No hitting or no pushing. It hurts." and carry him away to another room to calm him down (no time outs because they don't understand and will fight you even more." Its not about punishing. Its about calming him down. I also want to ask you how do you discipline him? If you spank him or even a gentle slap on the hand will teach him to hit you or others when he is frustrated and doesn't get his way. Unfortunetly parents who discipline this way are teaching children the behavior they are trying to get rid of ,which is counter productive. You will be better off knowing what is typical toddler behavior and the ages and stages a child goes through. Also it would help if you knew and understood his temperment so you can work with him. Refrain from using "time outs", yelling , spanking , and getting angry at him or frustrated. All of these make things worse and doesn't teach your child what to do. Good luck.

Answer 7

Any time a baby or toddler hits their head it's important to have them checked by a doctor. They have softer skulls and are more susceptible to brain injury/swelling. Better safe then sorry! Have her checked out in future when she hits her head like that (and have her checked now if this incident happened recently) Good luck!

Answer 8

no you should never let a child go to sleep after a knock to the head put a cold compress on it if you havnt already done so and keep her awake for as long as you can!

If you find she starts to doze off in future take her to A & E

Answer 9

She should not go to sleep and you should give her some children's advil/motrin/tylenol becuase I'm sure she has a headache. If she hit her head really hard, take her to the doctor. watch her closely for the next 24 hours.

Answer 10

Persistent drowsiness, vomiting more than twice, unequal pupil size, bleeding from ears, clear fluid from nose, weakness of an arm or leg, unusual paleness or cold and clammy skin.