Baby hit her head

[FannyPancake]

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17 month old has just slipped backwards and whacked her head on the laminate flooring. She wasn't unconscious and screamed straight away for about in. It's not bleeding I've given her neurofen.

Can she go to sleep? It's bedtime and she tired it im scared thanks

Thank you all for your messages you've really reassured me. I've put her to bed now and checked on her she moves if I try to wake her. Her bedtime is normally 8 so I think she was genuinely tired. She got back from her nans later than expected so everything was running behind then we was watching toy story and the time ran away with me until this happened

Yes I'm a bit at a nurse suggesting a bang to the head doesn't ever cause a temp. I had to go look up in the booklet from my course as I mentioned it as it stuck out as a symptom of when things are serious from the course I took - it would happen if cerebral compression had happened due to a head injury.

OP I doubt this very much from what you described - it just stuck out to me and therefore I mentioned it

Me too Bubbles.

This child fell from her own height backwards onto a laminate floor. No LOC. Cried immediately, no vomiting (we presume). Aussuming there were no lacerations this child wouldn't even be seen by a Dr in A&E and of course we would give ibuprofen! There's no risk markers for a brain bleed, we wouldn't go round CTing every child that comes in with a bang to the head! If she had fallen from a first floor window, yes, but her own height... No. She'd be sent home by the triage nurse where I work. Because there are zero risk factors.

My point was you haven't seen the child, haven't got the full story or a set of obs but chose to say a medication with contra-indication to head injury was 'fine'. On the internet of all places.

Ibuprofen will probably be fine. But giving out advice over the internet is never safe, so do it responsibly. If you know there's a risk with NSAIDs and head injury (which you should do) why recommend it on the basis of you presuming she's okay.

I was going to say similar to Doobie too - but I'm not medically trained just had an accident prone DD!!
I was told that if they fall no more than their body height, under their own body weight and steam - so by running etc - not being swung round by an adult (whilst playing etc) or falling off something like a swing- they are more than likely to be fine. And in this case even better it was laminate -so a floor with some 'give' - not solid stone. Obviously if they lost consciousness or start vomiting you need to take it very seriously...and do keep an eye on them for at least 24 hrs.
(Probably the worst head bump DD1 did was when she about 7 - she was standing on a park bench and fell off head first onto concrete - I heard the crack -it was sickening. She did hit the front of her head rather than the back which apparently is less dangerous - but she was checked out and was absolutely fine...had a nice bump but fine...not sure I'll ever forget that noise though - my legs have turned to jelly like just thinking about it now)

It's like the thing I was on about before with 111, you have to be over zealous and careful when giving healthcare advice from a distance. I'm definitely being over cautious, but I'm saying it for a reason.

If there's any chance of a brain bleed, which for all we know there could be, ibuprofen shouldn't be recommended.

It's all well and good saying that's what you'd give in hospital but that's after actually seeing the child and hopefully at least doing a quick neuro observation, not over the internet.

What Dobbie said. Both mine are forever falling off stuff and hitting heads as they are wild climbers and were from a very young age. One DC did knock himself out landing head first from 3 foot onto a hard floor but was fine. DC2 was forever bashing his head at that age

She's fine! Woke up as normal at 8am, she's currently walking up and down with her singing Elsa. Thank you everyone