My 9 year old son fell and hit his forehead near the hairline on a slide at the playground today. Its bruised around the site but its indented. Ive never seen this before. He says it hurts to touch, no headache or any other symptoms. Should I take him in?
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor, As the injury is on forehead and indented, there are chances that there is an underlying fracture of the skull bones. You should take him to a nearby hospital and get it checked as early as possible. Please get an X-ray/CT scan to rule out fracture. For the time being, you can give him Arica 200, 1 dose now and second dose tomorrow. It will help in reducing pain and speedy healing. Hope it sorts your problem.