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A 51-year-old female asked:
i hit my head now i have a indent should i be worried?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jovita Anyanwu answered
Internal Medicine 30 years experience
Yes: You need immediate evaluation to rule out intracranial bleed.
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Dr. Charles Davant answered
Family Medicine 49 years experience
Probably not: How long ago? Is the indentation actually in the bone or just kind of soft tissue swelling over the skull. If it's over a day old, you can probably just watch it.
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A 20-year-old member asked:
I hit my head really hard should I go see a doctor?
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Dr. Jerome Litt answered
Dermatology 71 years experience
HIT HEAD HARD: Yes. See a doctor.
6056 viewsAnswered Jan 14, 2019
A 41-year-old member asked:
Hit my head pretty hard on the doorway. When should I start to worry?
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Dr. Charles Davant answered
Family Medicine 49 years experience
Right then: Cheer up. If you hit hard enough to get an epidural hematoma you'd be dead already. The other clot, a subdural hematoma, develops more slowly. If you have a bad headache that gets worse, anything that seems abnormal, nausea, vomiting, etc. Go the er where you will have a ct scan that will probably be normal, an enormous bill, and be told you have a concussion. Worry if things are getting worse.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
How hard do you have to be hit in the head to need to go to the ER instead of seeing your primary care doctor?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Yash Khanna answered
Family Medicine 57 years experience
Head injuy go to er: It is not only the force but symptoms which tell you to be taken to er.If you loose consciousness even for short period, have headache following injury, feel dizzy, have nausea and vomiting, confusion and convulsion
these signs should make you decide to go to er.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Does getting hit on the head make you disadvantaged or dumb?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Clive Segil answered
Orthopedic Surgery 58 years experience
No: Unless you start off like that!
5704 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Glynis Ablon commented
Dermatology 29 years experience
no but repeated head trauma as seen in football players can lead to brain damage
Nov 22, 2014
A 42-year-old member asked:
I hit my head on the concrete floor and my head really hurts?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Yash Khanna answered
Family Medicine 57 years experience
Head injury: If you have continuous headache following hitting the head on concrete floor you should seek medical help, you need to be checked and cat scan may need to be done.
5712 viewsAnswered Jul 31, 2019
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