My son hit his head and got a big lump on his forehead what can i do?

Question

He is fine but im worried Cause the lump is getting A little Wider

Answer 1

he will be fine -- just keep an eye on it overnight. if his pupils get dialeted, and he is hard to wake up;, get him to the ER ASAP. give him liquid tylenol or advil for pain;, and occassionally put a ice pack on it untill the swelling goes down;, and he should be fine. i have three sons. this is normal for boys to get lumps. good luck!

Answer 2

Ice it for 10 minutes, but NO longer. Every couple of hours re-ice it for the next day.

If he gets a headache, has trouble with his eyes or vision, or his pupils are uneven, restricted or dilated, or he starts to feel nauseated  take him to the ER.

Answer 3

Ice pack wrapped in a hand towel and hold it on his head 20 minutes of every hour for thr first 24 hours. Don't let him go to sleep for a few hours and if he does keep waking him up to make sure he wakes up. I'm not trying to scare you and you don't say how old your son is so if he is young it is important to wake him several times a night for tonight just in  case it is more serious than you think. Trauma to the head can be serious in a young child. Watch out for constricted or dilated pupils and if he gets sick at his stomach take him to the hospital. Check his pupils with a flash light and make sure they both react to the light and that one is not bigger than the other one.

Answer 4

have him lay down and hold an ice pack or a bag of frozen food against it. it is also good to have something to keep him occupied so put a movie on so he is not thinking about the lump on his head

Answer 5

I would say just apply an ice pack for a few minutes on, a few minutes off after the initial injury to help control the swelling. There's not much else to other that that.  

Answer 6

just wrap an ice pack up in a towel and let him hold it on it for a while and it should go down.