My Daughter Passed Out After Hitting Her Arm

Are you kidding? I would not have hesitated to take my child to a Dr. if I thought she passed out.

Health and safety are crucial and if you are ever in doubt go to a Dr.

You don't know what you don't know and it is worth the co-pay or Dr. visit to have peace of mind that a child is ok.

I could be completely off here but it sounds like you described a seizure. I would definitely at the least give your pediatrician a call & tell them about the incident. Have the doctor call you back if unavailable & they should be able to better advise you. Sorry to hear about that... it must have been terrifying for you!

Are you POSITIVE she never hit her head? Anytime spinning is involved, you can temporarily through off your equilibrium (your bodys balance center located in your inner ear) but if she wasn't okay within an hour, I would have taken her to a doc. Also, if she REALLY hurt her arm, and the pain was so unbelievable unbearable, your body goes into shock because it can't respond to that much pain, so her brain could have temporarily shut down to her pain receptors (which could have caused her to pass out for a moment). This is our bodys way of dealing with severe pain. I would still call her pediatrician and see what they say, they may want to see her just to check her out. Are the pupils of her eyes equal and reactive? I hope she feels better, and I hope you're okay too, what a scare! Best wishes!

I'm sure you've probably heard this from others, but I'd call your Dr. and let them know what happened. Just to be on the safe side. Please let us know how she's doing. Hugs.

Pam - please take her to the doctor - meaning a neurologist. What you described sounds very much like a seizure - with the stiffening, eyes rolling back and body twitching. She may seem fine and may never have one ever again. But she could also be just developing them and growing into them more.

Our son had his first observed seizure ( clearly one) in March. We discovered that what we thought was a tic he had developed , was actually partial seizures that he was having. They continued to increase in frequency and length until he was having the partial seizures on average 1/hr during the day, then 8-16 within the 1st hour of going to sleep. Then he would have the big general seizures in the early morning hours. To the point of 16-30 seizures/day some lasting over 2mins with violent seizing. He is now on medication twice/day and has not had a seizure in just over 1 month.

While your daughter may be fine, it's better to find out now - than her having another seizure when she is doing something that could be dangerous - swimming, riding a bike, climbing a tree, etc.

Hope you have good news!Hugs from a transplanted Michigander!

Just a thought..did she cry hard after she hit her arm? You didn't say how old she was but my daughter when she was under the age of 3 1/2 would have incidents where she would hurt herself (fall or what not) and then cry so hard she would end up holding her breath and pass out. I was told it is a relfex that they usually grow out of. Scary! But, that being said, you describe your daughter having a period of time after the incident where she was sluggish and confused?...that is the concern which sounds more like seizure to me. I think a dr appt is probably necessary..just her ped unless he or she thinks you should see a specialist. Good luck to you!

Sounds like a seizure, which could conceivably have been brought on by the spinning (flashing lights initiate seizures in some people, and she could have had a similar effect while spinning).

sounds like she had a seizure you should take her to the doctos asap! there are several types of seizures. my son has had several types when younger such as grand mal, peti mal, drop, and starting. it didnt have anything to do with hitting her arm. let me know if you need any more help getting through the system and contact the epilpsy center of michigan I think it is still in southfield.

It sounds to me like this may have been similar to a breath holding incident. That's the way my daughter looked like when she would stop breathing when upset. That's how she acted after too. My guess is, she was already spinning which had her breathless and dizzy. I don't know why kids like that. Then when she hit her arm it startled her into not breathing for a little bit. BUT.... I don't think a visit to the doctor is out of the question at all.

u need to take her to her pediatrician. It sound like a seizure.

I'm no doctor but it sounds like a vaso-vagal response, which is a kind of seizure but a cardiac-related one not because there's something wrong in the brain. My son-in-law and grandson have these, and also a cousin. She should be checked by your pedicatrician and probably a neurologist to be sure. They are scary but not harmful. My grandson plays hockey and runs cross-country. His first episode was after he fell while climbing as a preschooler. it only happens to him every year or two or three. He's had lots of tests. but they showed nothing.

Pam, yikes that sounds scary. Take a moment down and write down every detail from when she started to spin all the way up to the couple of hours that she was still disoriented after she passed out. You'll need this when you talk to her dr, tues. Ever notice everything that happens to our kids is on a weekend or a holiday where the dr's are out of reach? If you have on call pedi's I would place the call now and talk to them over the phone, but either way I would take my daughter on Tuesday to make sure all is well. Good luck.

It sounds like she had a seizure. You should definitely get that checked out with her doctor.

I would DEFINATELY take her to the dr. From what you described it sounds like she had a seizure. That needs to be checked out.