A 21-year-old female asked:
my daughter hit her head and theres a cut and now theres a big bump and she was having stomach pain should i be worried?
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Dr. Kenneth Smith answered
32 years experience Internal Medicine
Trauma: If you lost consciousness or having any changes of sensorium risk of concussion high, if you have any of the above emergency department appropriate including any of previous and vomiting. Next cut does it need stitches. If not local care neosporin bandage. As to hematoma ice beneficial. When last tetanus if occurred as a result of dirty wound. Within 7 yrs. Ok.
Answered on Mar 26, 2013
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