Road rules0 min ago
hoe long should i leave it
my son 18 months has fell about half hour ago and smacked his head off the marble bit of my fire place. he hit his head quite hard, it hasnt bled but he now feels really cold and is askin for bed how long shud u keep them awake after a bang to the head.
ps he isnt normally up this late, my boiler has broke down so he is sleepin down stairs with me by the fire
ps he isnt normally up this late, my boiler has broke down so he is sleepin down stairs with me by the fire
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Oh dear. Can you just hang on there E? Let me ask the girls for you. Maybe your son's just very tired at this time of night, but to be honest, I'd ignore what you were told to do about waiting, and take him to hospital. I know it's not a nice thought at this time of the day, but your son's only young, and it's better to be safe than sorry. Won't be long - x
hi petal, no they have to wait for a doc to ring back its stupid, within 3 hours of waitin for advice anything can happen, especially with a small child.
he seems alert, just telling me he is cold. will try and keep him awake for another half hour and if he seems ok let him sleep. poor thing, he rolled off his little camp bed.- would have been ok if he slept on his pillow like most kids but not him he puts his feet on his pillow
he seems alert, just telling me he is cold. will try and keep him awake for another half hour and if he seems ok let him sleep. poor thing, he rolled off his little camp bed.- would have been ok if he slept on his pillow like most kids but not him he puts his feet on his pillow
have finally got through to my badger clinic ( out of hours doctor ). youd never believe it has taken me 20 minutes for them to answer the phone.
they said if his temp is ok and he seems alert now, he should ne fine prob just the shock of fallin out the bed and landing with a bang. they have advised me to let him sleep and wake him in an hour, if he is still responding and alert then let him go back to sleep, but if he still seems drowsey and cold to take him to the childrens hospital to be checked
they said if his temp is ok and he seems alert now, he should ne fine prob just the shock of fallin out the bed and landing with a bang. they have advised me to let him sleep and wake him in an hour, if he is still responding and alert then let him go back to sleep, but if he still seems drowsey and cold to take him to the childrens hospital to be checked
You say he's not normally up this late and he's with you next to the fire. Along with the good advice others have offered, I'd get the fire checked out.
Carbon Monoxide affects children far quicker than adults, if there is a small amount of it leaking, that will explain some of the effects your little lad is experiencing.
Better safe than sorry.
Carbon Monoxide affects children far quicker than adults, if there is a small amount of it leaking, that will explain some of the effects your little lad is experiencing.
Better safe than sorry.
Awww bless him , now you know you are his mum and mums always know best . You say his colour is off so that should be checked out as soon as rather than wait 3 hrs to only talk over the phone. Better to be safe with children and nobody will think you are wasting their time love. Is there a car you can pop him over to A&E ?
Did he lose consciousness when he fell or did he cry straight away ? Has he seemed more lethargic ?
I can't be of much help here though , maybe someone with a little one will be of use. :-) xxx
Did he lose consciousness when he fell or did he cry straight away ? Has he seemed more lethargic ?
I can't be of much help here though , maybe someone with a little one will be of use. :-) xxx
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Personally, I would definitely take him to A&E, cus even though it's Friday night, there's not a hospital, I should imagine, that wouldn't make a priority of a child, especially one so young.
It might seem late, but never worth leaving. You won't sleep until you know he's ok.
And in my experience, personally and through work, NHS Direct aren't all that. They normally just direct you towards your own GP anyway... Have you tried ringing your own GP, who will either leave an out of hours number on an answering machine, or automatically direct you when you call. This is normally covered by your own GP, or more likely, a locally based dedicated GP out-of-hours service, so would be quicker than waiting for NHS Direct to ring back.
I know what you mean about them sleeping the other way round though...!
Good luck and do let us know what happens.
Minz
It might seem late, but never worth leaving. You won't sleep until you know he's ok.
And in my experience, personally and through work, NHS Direct aren't all that. They normally just direct you towards your own GP anyway... Have you tried ringing your own GP, who will either leave an out of hours number on an answering machine, or automatically direct you when you call. This is normally covered by your own GP, or more likely, a locally based dedicated GP out-of-hours service, so would be quicker than waiting for NHS Direct to ring back.
I know what you mean about them sleeping the other way round though...!
Good luck and do let us know what happens.
Minz
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