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Head Injury & Concussion
Watch the level of consciousness — it tells you everything.
How you know
- Any loss of consciousness or memory gap
- Worsening headache, repeated vomiting
- Unequal pupils, clear fluid from ears or nose
- Increasing drowsiness or confusion
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Assume a spinal injury too if there was a fall or impact.
Never
- — Never leave a concussed person alone overnight without checks
- — Never let them return to activity the same day
Evacuate now if
- — Unconscious for any period
- — Getting more confused or drowsy
- — Seizure, unequal pupils, or fluid from the ears
- — Anyone on blood thinners