sir my son fell down and hit in his leg(above the ankle) there is a swelling and pain..one week gone but still swelling is there.. how to heal

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children4 years ago

A. 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 injury for a child should be avoided as it can lead to some chronic manifestations ovccasionally . Also teeth injury should bbe rule out in any such case which is commonly associated and can be easily missed out most of the time .

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Jasmine KaurMom of a 9 yr 4 m old boy4 years ago

A. Hello dear parent, if there is not much pain then swelling will also heal. Just massage the area carefully and slowly and you can wrap crepe bandage for sweeli g to subside. And do not let him walk, run or jump alot. Let him sit as much as possible. Consult with your paediatric if necessary

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Father of a 3 yr old boy

Q. My kid fell down 4 - 5 days back and he got pain in his leg just above the ankle. He sometimes doesn't walk properly, I just got to know today. he also has a very light swelling above the ankle. is it something to worry, do I need to get some x-ray done or consult to orthopedic?