My baby fell down from a feet and a half high bed. He doesn't seem to have any external injury. He cried for a few minutes and then started playing and laughing again. Is there a possibility that he is internally hurt? Does he need check up?

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Any Fall injury specially head injury needs to be assessed properly . In any such case certain symptoms needs to be checked like loss of consciousness  reccurrent vomiting or any abnormal moment or convulsions . Such case needs  immediate medical intervention as there could be some internal injury . Otherwise application of ice locally to reduce the swelling and pain can be done along with some analgesic like paracetamol. 
Recurrent fall i RCnjury for a child should be avoided as it can lead to some chronic manifestations occasionally .
Also teeth injury should be rule out in any such case which is commonly associated  and can be easily missed out most of the time .

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Thank you very much, doctor. He is conscious and absolutely normal. No vomiting. I'll take care this doesn't happen again.