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Teen hit her head. has a tennis ball sized bump on forehead that is squishy. what does the squishness mean?
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Fluid: Skull tends to show bruises in such away, only a bruise as long as not other symptoms arise.
Answered 11/9/2020
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Blood pocket: This indicated that bleeding from the injury has formed a blood pocket in the location. It will usually reach a peak size and stop bleeding due to the pressure formed i the pocket. Within a day or more there may be migration of the breakdown products of the blood, producing a black eye.There can also be a hard lump form in the area that last months from calcium buildup.
Answered 7/8/2016
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