Q. My daughter got hit on her head with a wooden swing. What to do?
Hi doctor,
My daughter got hit in the head with a wooden swing by my other child. It hit above the eye between eyebrow and temple. She is acting fine. It is very swollen and bruised, like a very large goose egg. Do you think that calls for a trip to the doctor or just more ice packs? It has been about three hours since the injury.
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As it is an injury around the eye, it may cause congestion in the eyes and secondary infection as well. She also needs analgesics. It is not a small injury to be treated only by ice packs. I suggest you try doing the following:
1. Get an x-ray of the frontotemporal region of the head.
2. Paracetamol 15 mg per kg, two times a day.
3. Meet an ophthalmologist.
4. Apply ice pack gently and intermittently.
Review back with the x-ray.
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