Detroit, MI
A 32-year-old male asked:
Hello. i was moving a big freezer and a metal shelve about 7 bounced off my skull top my head to the back feel a little bump not huge should i ice it or go get a x-ray? i dont feel dizzy or anything? it was a stringy lines shelf in the middle
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

Dr. Marvin Ottanswered
Emergency Medicine 22 years experience
Although we can't: give advice, criteria for emergent CT include:
1. Loss of consciousness
2. Uncontrollable vomiting
3. Confusion, Unresponsiveness, or Amnesia
4. Focal weakness
Some ideas to help pain include:
1. Ice
2. Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen
Hope this helps!
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Last updated Jun 11, 2018
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