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Urgent advice vomiting after bang on head

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WorriedAboutDD2 · 17/04/2015 21:21

Dd is 10 she slept at grandparents last night and banged Her head ( picture fell off wall and toppled onto her when in bed, but we don't think it was a direct hit, IYSWIM. She has been off her food all day and had a head ache. She has been groaning for 2 hours saying she feels dreadful and has now vomited badly. She says she feels quite a bit better. My question is, does vomiting related to a bang on head follow this pattern ( ie v much like a bug, with a worsening tummy ache that goes after vomiting?). Her pupils are fine and colour returned to cheeks after vomit. She's not at all drowsy/ confused. Headache is moderate despite calpol.

Btw Her GM monitored her during the night and she ate breakfast as normal, but felt Ill by lunchtime. At home time she reported the headache to me.
No adult was present when her head was hit and dd be melodramatic so v hard to tell how hard the bang was. I only found out about the incident after school so am trying to evaluate how serious it was/ what to do now. Tbh, I was quite slow to link the tummy ache to the head bump, although I was aware of a slight headache.

Any advice? Should I take her to be checked out or just let her sleep?

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Sirzy · 17/04/2015 21:23

I would phone 111 for advice.

strawberrydaquari · 17/04/2015 21:23

I was get her checked out if it were my dd

Miltonmaid · 17/04/2015 21:24

Get her checked out, don't mess about with head injuries.

GoingToBedfordshire · 17/04/2015 21:24

I would take her to a and e.

PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom · 17/04/2015 21:24

I would take her to A&E. Vomiting can be linked to concussion.

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WorriedAboutDD2 · 17/04/2015 21:28

Thanks. I'm trying to weigh up whether that pattern of vomiting fits with concussion. Any thoughts on that? And trying to decide if bundling her into the car fir a half hour drive is best thing if she has sick bug (which would then be taken into a hospital). I've been to a and e in the past after bumps on head and I've been given a list of symptoms. How is the way they treat you different if they know the child has vomited?

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PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom · 17/04/2015 21:30

Don't know after so long. They were pretty worried when DH vomited a couple of hours after a blow to the head. (Kept him for observation for a while, various checks)

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WorriedAboutDD2 · 17/04/2015 21:30

Vomit was approx 20 hours after the bang on head.

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Grantaire · 17/04/2015 21:30

If she has had a head bump and vomited, they will likely admit her for obs. Pack a bag and go.

TeWiSavesTheDay · 17/04/2015 21:31

I'd go to GP/OOH.

DS did this once and had delayed concussion (I think they called it?) was less serious but worth checking out all the same. The fact that she has perked up is good.

There's a useful NHS concussion page too.

TeWiSavesTheDay · 17/04/2015 21:32

DS didn't need to go to hospital, GP check up was fine.

AChickenCalledKorma · 17/04/2015 21:33

Definitely one for A&E I'm afraid. Letting a concussed person sleep is a bad idea. They will know better than anyone here whether there is cause for concern or not. (And hopefully a potential head injury will skip you ahead of many of the other Friday night incidents!)

Hope all goes well.

davidjrmum · 17/04/2015 21:33

As penguin said - vomiting can be linked to concussion so take to a and e.

domesticslattern · 17/04/2015 21:33

I don't normally say this but I would do the drive to a and e OP. Let medics look at her. Last time I was in hospital with DD1 the child in the bed by us was being kept in for monitoring after a head injury followed by vomiting. They were discharged happily and the doctors seemed to take it seriously.

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WorriedAboutDD2 · 17/04/2015 21:34

Thanks. I am concerned about dd but am also concerned about taking a possible sick bug to hospital as my instinct is telling me it's a coincidence.
Any more thoughts on the pattern of concussion nausea/ vomiting as compared with worsening nausea as per sick bug?

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CoffeeBeanie · 17/04/2015 21:37

I'd take her to A&E.

My ds had concussion and the vomitting started 24 hours after the fall. I didn't even think it was that bad a bump and didn't at first realise what had happened. He then passed out, was blue lighted to hospital and we were in there for 4 days.

Grantaire · 17/04/2015 21:38

My thoughts on the pattern are that it could be a bug, it could be a concussion. The only people who can tell you for certain is the doctors. Certainly you can develop concussion 20hrs later.

Tell whoever you see (OOH/A&E) that they may have a virus. They'll take precautions anyway. Children with vomiting bugs are very common in hospitals and their infection control should be set up to handle it.

PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom · 17/04/2015 21:38

Just go. Explain at the desk your concerns re germs. They may have a side room to wait in. They are the experts.

Dumbledoresgirl · 17/04/2015 21:40

I'm sorry, I appreciate you don't want to go to the bother when you think it may be a sickness bug, but all advice talks about symptoms occurring within 24 hours. See here

I think you need to get her seen by a doctor.

TeWiSavesTheDay · 17/04/2015 21:41

When my DS had it he wasn't sick until the next morning (about 12hrs after he hit his head). Dr confirmed it was concussion but was happy that DS was fine.

It was last year so I'm fuzzy on the details but I remember there were quite strict rules about what was worrying and what was less so - just get on the phone a doctor will be able to advise better.

BlackSwan · 17/04/2015 21:41

You sound reluctant to actually take care of this one... take her to the hospital. Now.

CoffeeBeanie · 17/04/2015 21:42

PS it is difficult for anyone to say really, also the fact nobody saw the bump to the head.
Better safe than sorry. Yes, it could well be a sickness bug, but anything head related I wouldn't mess about with.

Fozzleyplum · 17/04/2015 21:44

This happened to DS (but shorter gap between band to head and vomiting). We were told we'd done the right thing by taking him to A&E as delayed vomiting in these circumstances can be the sign of concussion / haemhorrage. DS was fine and was sent home with instructions to bring him back if he c/o headache/vomited again/any other changes.

I'm sure your DD will be fine, but I'd still take her in to be looked at.

applecatchers36 · 17/04/2015 21:46

A&E vomiting can be a sign of a head injury. Best to get it checked out.

RachelRoyce · 17/04/2015 21:48

Ring the hospital and ask to be transferred to paediatric A and E - then speak to one of the nurses directly about the protocol of bringing dd into hospital if there is a possibility of her having a stomach bug.
I do think you should get her checked out one way or another.

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