Fall from tree - hospital?

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My child (9) fell from a tree tonight. Approx 8ft. Fell very hard onto bottom and back. Instantly screamed. Didn’t hit head and was with grandparent and other adults throughout.
They have some already visible bruising to buttocks, patches of bruising on back and some on arms. They’ve also got some little surface cuts from branches. They can walk albeit very gingerly and can go from sitting to standing again with a reasonable amount of pain.
With definitely no head injury and all limbs moving fine would you be happy to watch and wait at home with ice packs and painkillers. I swing between wanting some reassurance but also feeling in my gut that hospital probably can’t do anything and I can watch them at home (obviously taking immediate action if anything changed)
Any advice or thoughts on this?

No I’d take to hospital, how can you tell if he’s broken anything by watching him?

I would personally call 111 for advice.

Take him to A&E now. That’s a very big fall .

Personally I would take to hospital, it’s a fall from height.

I think a fall from 8 foot probably needs an x ray

Feet at 8ft or head?

Thank you. Was doubting myself. I’ll take him along to our local unit.

Feet. 8 ft was the highest. He was actually on his way down when the branch snapped

I was in a little bit of pain after a fall went home walked the dog went out for a meal went to bed...woke up early hours screaming with back spasms...I'd broken my back.
A child at our school was assaulted last week and fell over had a small red mark on his face, woke up with seizures that night. Turned out to be a blood clot. He nearly died.
I'd ring 111 at the very least.

I have a vague recollection from a similar visit that if they've fallen a distance more than twice their height they need checking out at A&E

Thanks. We’re leaving now to go.

Yeah I'd go then

Hope the wait is brief & the visit reassuring.

Yep, A&E would be my advice.
I fell 6ft and landed on an upturned ladder.
Went to a&e the next day (tried to shake it off) I really was in agony.
They took it very seriously, fast tracked me through, inserted dye into my vein and put me through a body scanner, turned out I had broken 2 ribs but they were concerned that I'd done some internal damage, luckily not.
They take falls from height very seriously

How did you got on at hospital

Sorry for the late update. Got home at 10pm. Had to wait an hour in local hospital then they sent us to main hospital where we waited 3 hours. Wrist x rayed and back examined. No breaks thankfully! Lots of quite bad bruising but he’s doing remarkably well. Thanks again. I’m glad I got him checked.

Glad you took him and glad he's ok. Whenever I've phoned 111 for any reason they always ask if the child has fallen from more than their own height...I assume if I was ever to answer yes they would say take them in!