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Paediatric Head Injury.

Your child has been treated for a Head Injury. Your child has been thoroughly examined and are now considered fit to be discharged. The following will aid their recovery.

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Head injury observation and instructions for parents and guardians

On returning home try to keep your child resting quietly. A mild headache may be relieved by paracetamol.

Following a head injury, your child should be kept under observation for the next 24 hours. If any concern arises that he/she is developing a problem, please seek advice from NHS Choices service on 111, your GP, or to St Richard’s Hospital Emergency Department or, if necessary, make arrangements to bring him/her back to hospital by ambulance, taxi or car.

The signs that you should look out for are:

Increasing drowsiness or confusion

Persisting headache not relieved by paracetamol

Vomiting

Weakness of one or more limbs

Difficulty in seeing or breathing

Continuous discharge or bleeding from ear, nose or mouth

Fits

Any other abnormal behaviour.

Do let your child go to sleep if they are tired, or it is their normal sleeping time.

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