WHEN TO SEEK HELP
Seek emergency medical treatment if you have had a head injury and have experienced any of the following symptoms:
■ Loss of consciousness, however brief
■ You’ve been sick since the injury
■ You’re confused
■ You feel dizzy or drowsy
■ You are struggling to understand what people are saying to you or have trouble speaking, hearing, reading or writing
■ You have a headache that persists after taking painkillers
■ Your behaviour has changed, for example you have become more irritable, have lost interest in things around you or you have become more short-tempered
■ You’re more emotional than usual
■ You have memory problems
■ You had consumed alcohol or taken drugs just before the injury
■ You take blood-thinning medicines or suffer from a blood-clotting disorder such as haemophilia
■ You have had brain surgery