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Should I have taken him to hospital?? Worried. Picture attached.

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kravestix · 16/09/2021 22:54

DS had an accident at nursery today. This was the state of him when I picked him up today. He fell off a rope swing.

He's in bed now. But I'm sitting here googling his injuries and worrying myself and wondering if I should have taken him to be checked over. I'm getting myself in a right state now I've googled. Worrying about internal bleeding and whatever. His lip is very swollen but I was more worried about his nose bleeding. His nose and mouth took the brunt of the fall.

Should I have taken him? Should I still take him?

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gardeninggirl68 · 16/09/2021 22:55

i think i would have done!

how are his teeth?

BedTed · 16/09/2021 22:55

How old is he? How are his teeth?

Cazzovuoi · 16/09/2021 22:56

Oh the poor lad! Yes I would have. Did you get a look inside his mouth?

SpringSparrow · 16/09/2021 22:57

Aw, bless him. Yes, I would get that checked out.

RoseGoldEagle · 16/09/2021 22:58

Can you ring 111 for advice? I rang about my 2 year old a few weeks ago who had been bitten by an insect and had reacted hugely to it. The duty doctor called me back and got me to send a picture, so you may be able to do the same? Hope he’s ok OP

whatacarryon2018 · 16/09/2021 22:58

I think I'd get him out of bed and take him. Hope you're both okay!

CtrlU · 16/09/2021 22:58

Yes I definitely would have him checked out.

dementedpixie · 16/09/2021 22:58

That looks nasty
Did they not phone you?
Yes I probably would have taken him to get checked out; poor wee soul

beethecrackon24995 · 16/09/2021 22:59

I'm sure he is fine but I think I would. When dd was a baby I took her to a&e once in the middle of the night as her head was covered in blood. She suffered bad eczema and had scratched big time. Turned out the scratches were superficial but still good we took her. All the best

ColintheCrow · 16/09/2021 22:59

Unless his teeth were hurt, I wouldn't have. Lips swell ridiculously due to blood flow and noses easily. Not a doctor obviously and not giving medical advice.

GrandmasCat · 16/09/2021 23:00

I would have him checked ASAP. If he has a fracture it may rapidly “heal” in the wrong position.

Joolsin · 16/09/2021 23:01

Ouch, the poor little fella. As long as his teeth are ok, I don't think I would take him. It all looks like soft tissue swelling, which will go down in a few days. But he'll be sore tomorrow for sure.

fruitbrute · 16/09/2021 23:01

I'm sure he will be fine but if you're still worried tomorrow take him to A&E unless he has problems in the night with pain or breathing, in which case take him ASAP. I'm not a doc or a triage nurse but I do work as an AHP in A&E and I can assure that we never ever mind children coming in for any reason, it's better to get them checked out if you are worried

CtrlU · 16/09/2021 23:02

Is his nose ok?
You don’t think it could be fractured do you?

Just you mentioned that his nose and mouth took the brunt of the fall and his nose is bleeding

lannistunut · 16/09/2021 23:02

Ring 111 and explain your concerns. They can advise. Flowers very stressful for you, I understand the fretting

Lindy2 · 16/09/2021 23:03

Has the swelling gone down at all? Presumably it's now been quite a while since you picked him up.

Also, were you able to see how his teeth were?

If it's still that swollen or there's any teeth damage or teeth through the inside of the lip I think I'd want it looked at.

If the swelling is reducing and the teeth are ok then I'd probably let him sleep and see how it is in the morning.

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kravestix · 16/09/2021 23:03

Yes, the nursery phoned me when it happened and I went to pick him up. The first thing I did was ask if his teeth were affected. Thankfully, the teeth were fine. It's just the lip and the nose from what we can see. He also fell asleep on me for a bit once we were home which he doesn't usually do. Only naps very occasionally nowadays, mostly if we are in the car for some time. So that concerned me a bit but apart from that he just kept saying it was fine. He played for a bit, stroked the cats, ate some dinner, etc. He's three.

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ThisIsNotAMill · 16/09/2021 23:04

Ah bless him.

I wouldn't have taken him unless he had injuries to other areas of his head or inside his mouth.

The nose and lips 'explode' and swell because they're easily damaged as soft tissue - but it's all that soft tissue that's saved his skull! If he was well in himself, not confused or lethargic etc I would just monitor.

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 16/09/2021 23:04

Even if his teeth weren't ok I wouldn't have taken him, that's why they are baby teeth,they'll fall out anyway.

It's a nasty bump and lips swell when bashed. I'd try and get a cold compress on it if you can.

Freddiefox · 16/09/2021 23:04

If his teeth are ok I wouldn’t have taken him.

Did the nursery ask you to collect him?

BlackberryMuncher · 16/09/2021 23:05

I would have, he might need some dental treatment or might have done some other damage.

I wouldn't want to wake him up at 11pm to take him if I'd decided not to earlier, but I would.

Poor littke sausage is going to hurt tomorrow. I'm surprised nursery didn't ring you to collect him early & take him to be seen.

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kravestix · 16/09/2021 23:05

@CtrlU

Is his nose ok? You don’t think it could be fractured do you?

Just you mentioned that his nose and mouth took the brunt of the fall and his nose is bleeding

I'm worried that it may be fractured but besides the initial nose bleeding when he fell and dried blood around his nostrils, the nose itself looks okay.
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CtrlU · 16/09/2021 23:07

That’s reassuring but probably just get some medical advice to be on the safe side x

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kravestix · 16/09/2021 23:10

Nursery did phone me at 3:30 when it happened and I went straight over there but they didn't advise me to get him checked out medically. DH also didn't think it was necessary but I can't help worrying anyway. I did ask DH if he thought we should take him earlier and he said no. As I said, he did fall asleep on me once we were home which isn't like him but he wasn't confused. He recited beautifully what had happened and even spoke with excitement about the special treatment he got at nursery, being taken into the office and seeing the first aid kit, etc.

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LadyOfTheFlowers · 16/09/2021 23:17

I took DS to A&E when he slipped on one of those wooden stumps sunk into the ground as stepping stones and smashed his front teeth/lip/nose/face in the next one.

When I got to playgroup to pick him up he was eating a sandwich Hmm

On arrival and examination at A&E I was informed he had managed to detach his top lip from his face, push his 2 front teeth back up and out the top of his gum (the roots were exposed further up above the teeth) and get grass lodged up there somewhere.

They told me all would be ok, his beak, I mean lips, would be fine - the mouth just swells like
crazy but also helps like crazy - and to take him home and give him ice lollies.

Long story short he was fine.

But yes, I got him checked out.

Hope he's looking better soon as I bet he's feeling remarkably ok WinkGrin

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