20/08/2025
👶 When your baby or child bangs their head you may be asked by the people around you or by medical professionals if they cried instantly.
❗So, why is that important?
💙 It’s very normal for a child to cry when they bang their head but if a child doesn’t cry straight away there is a chance they may have lost consciousness briefly and therefore need to go to hospital to be checked over.
💛 With most bumps to the head the child will recover completely and won’t have any lasting affects. However, loss of consciousness, no matter how brief, could in some cases indicate something more serious so the child always needs to be checked over by a medical professional.
❗Other signs of a serious head injury could include:
🔹Concussion (including memory loss, pale clammy skin, repeating themselves, headache and nausea)
🔹Repeated vomiting
🔹Dilated pupil(s)
🔹Sudden swelling or bruising around the eyes or behind the ears
🔹Having a seizure
🔹Clear fluid coming from the nose or ears
🔹Difficulty staying awake at a time they would usually be awake
🔹Problems with co-ordination or speaking
🔹General lethargy or disinterest in their surroundings
🔹Crying more than usual
❗If your child bangs their head and shows any of these symptoms please call 999 or take your child to A&E.
❗And please remember some of these symptoms could develop several hours after the event so always monitor a child who has had a blow to the head.
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📩 Lottie@daisyfirstaid.com
