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Please tell me I don't have to go to the minor injuries unit...

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SoupDragon · 17/06/2006 11:54

DS2 (5) has cut the back of his head open. It's probably a hole of 7mm diameter, bleeding sluggishly. He's fine so there's no question of concussion.

I really really dont want to have to take him (and DS1 and DD) to have it glued. How long can I give it to stop bleeding?

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harpsichordcarrier · 17/06/2006 11:55

hmmm
how long has it been bleeding?

southeastastra · 17/06/2006 11:55

i would take him to make sure it's ok - sorry!

buffythenappyslayer · 17/06/2006 11:56

cant you go to the chemist and get some steri strips if its not that bad and if hes ok in himself?

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SoupDragon · 17/06/2006 12:00

He did it at about 9:45. It's not gushing or pouring, just seeping I guess. I've tied a dressing on it with a bandage.

DH is at the cricket, DD is asleep upstairs, it's hot, it's lunchtime and I don't want to go...!

It's on my Injury Threshold where I can't decide whether to leave it or go. The gaping head wound froma month ago was definitely on the "go" side. As he's fine it can wait til after lunch or until DD wakes up anyway. Part of me knows I probably should go but a large part can't be ar$ed.

Bl@@dy children!

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LadyTophamHatt · 17/06/2006 12:00

Ds2 cut his head at the front in the school playground last yr.

Blood running down his face, it looks awful.

The cut was about an inch long, full of gravel and bled for quite a while.

I didn't take him to A&E because he was fine otherwise. I just made him sit with a wet cloth on in for a while after I cleaned it all. Cut healed fine but he does have a scar now.

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SoupDragon · 17/06/2006 12:02

It's in his hair so I can't really stick anything on it. Can I put them in hair do you think? I already have them as they're an essential part of a first aid kit where boys are concerned.

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LadyTophamHatt · 17/06/2006 12:03

DS's did the seeping blood thing for a while soupy.

IMO i'd just keep an eye on him, not especailly the cut, just him and see how he goes today then take him this evenning if you really think you should.......

harpsichordcarrier · 17/06/2006 12:03

personally, I would go if it was still seeping blood after 2 hours
sorry I know it's a PITA

LadyTophamHatt · 17/06/2006 12:04

Steri strips wont work...ds's was in his hair line and it just stuck to his hair.

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SoupDragon · 17/06/2006 12:04

That's what I wanted everyone to say LTH :) I've got til 9:30pm before the injuries unit shits and I have to brave A&E on a Saturday night...

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buffythenappyslayer · 17/06/2006 12:06

not sure if they would stick in his hair tbh.you might have to snip abit of hair from around it to make them stick to his scalp.also the heat might make it unstick!might be wrth a go though.

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SoupDragon · 17/06/2006 12:06

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LadyTophamHatt · 17/06/2006 12:06

do the all go for a shit at the same time in that unit then soupy??

LadyTophamHatt · 17/06/2006 12:07

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SoupDragon · 17/06/2006 12:08

They do indeed.

Great, to add to everything else that's gone wrong int he last 24 hours, I'm turning into Cod...

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WideWebWitch · 17/06/2006 12:12

Ds has a scar on the back of his head from when he was playing sliding down the stairs on a mattress (wtf was I thinking? I let them do it!) and banged his head on the stairs at the bottom. It bed profusely but he was clearly fine so I didn't go to a&e. I can't remember how long it went on for though Soupy, he was about 5 too. 7mm is very small and head wounds always do bleed a lot and look scarier than they are, or so a friend told me at the time. Ds still has a noticeable scar on the back of his head, it's about 2cm long and quite thick. But you'd only see it if you were me and knew it was there.

WideWebWitch · 17/06/2006 12:13

He banged his head on the Wall at the bottom of the stairs, not on the stairs.

southeastastra · 17/06/2006 12:13

can you got to a pharmacy and ask their opinion?

LadyTophamHatt · 17/06/2006 12:14

I've been avoiding saying it outright but if I was you soupy I wouldn't go.

maybe that make me a crap parent but hey-ho.

WideWebWitch · 17/06/2006 12:15

I wouldn't either. If he was concussed or had ANY other symptoms I would but just blood, no. I would probably veto any running around though.

ScummyMummy · 17/06/2006 12:17

I'd probably leave it and keep an eye soups.

Sliding down the stairs on a matress sounds excellent, www.:)

edam · 17/06/2006 12:21

This is probably really irritating advice after the fact, but if you are sliding down the stairs on a mattress, you really need another mattress upright at the bottom to avoid slamming into the wall. Sorry.

LadyTophamHatt · 17/06/2006 12:22

My bruv and sis used to slide down the stairs at my grandad's house on a tea tray....and the stairs had a 45 degree turn at the bottom.

I'm sure they must have hit the wall a few times and my mother would have moped up the blood with spit on a tissue

edam · 17/06/2006 12:22

Oh, sorry, that's not the cause of the accident, that's a different poster. Oops.

WideWebWitch · 17/06/2006 12:25

Edam, yep! I realised my foolish mistake when small boy appeared in front of me with blood pouring from his head. I was bloody grateful it was my son though and not one of his friends who was around to play, imagine explaining to the parents, 'yes, I let them slide down the stairs on a mattress, er, no I didn't put anythign against the bloody great hard brick wall at the bottom, no...

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