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HEAD INJURY ADVICE CARD
TO BE COMPLETED IMMEDIATELY AFTER HEAD INJURY HAS OCCURED
|Name | |
|Date | |Time of Injury | |
|*LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS? |Yes No Length of time: |
|*NECK INJURY? |Yes No |
|*MEMORY LOSS? |Yes No |
|*CONFUSION? |Yes No |
* IF YES – HOSPITAL TREATMENT REQUIRED
If the following are severe, also refer to Hospital?
|HEADACHE? |Yes No |
|BLURRED VISION |Yes No |
|DIZZY/UNABLE TO BALANCE |Yes No |
Assessed By: Position: Name: Contact Number:
DOCTOR
CHARTERED PHYSIO
DIPLOMA PHYSIO
1ST AIDER
(Circle as appropriate)
|IMPORTANT WARNING! |
|INJURED PERSON SHOULD BE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY |
|(ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT) |
|IF THE INDIVIDUAL: |
| |
|VOMITS |
| |
|DEVELOPS A HEADACHE OR EXISTING HEADACHE GETS WORSE |
| |
|BECOMES DIZZY, DROWSY OR CONFUSED |
| |
|DEVELOPS SLURRED SPEECH OR BLURRED VISION |
| |
|BECOMES RESTLESS, IRRITABLE OR BEHAVES STRANGELY |
| |
|DEVELOPS NUMBNESS OR WEAKNESS |
| |
|BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE OR UNCONSCIOUS |
| |
|HAS A FIT |
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY THE INDIVIDUAL SHOULD:
• REST QUIETLY BUT NOT SLEEP
• BE SUPERVISED @ ALL TIMES
• NOT DRIVE ANY VEHICLE OR OPERATE MACHINERY
• NOT TAKE PAINKILLERS
• NOT DRINK ALCOHOL
AFTER THEY MAY SLEEP
BUT WAKE THEM @ LEAST ONCE DURING THE NIGHT
Or if the individual…
Is inconsistent, twitches or breathes noisily
|EMERGENCY NUMBERS |
|HOSPITAL A&E |DOCTOR |AMBULANCE |
| | | |
| | |999 |
TO ALLOW FULL RECOVERY THE INDIVIDUAL SHOULD NOT TRAIN OR PLAY ANY SPORT FOR:
DAYS WEEKS
RETURNING TO FULL ACTIVITY SHOULD BE MONITORED BY A UWE PHYSIOTHERAPIST OR A DOCTOR.
THE OPPORTUNITIES MANAGER MUST BE INFORMED OF ALL HEAD INJURIES AS SOON AS IS PRACTICABLE (KELLY.HOWARD@UWE.AC.UK)
ALL ATHLETES INVOVLED IN HEAD INJURIES MUST COMPLETE THE HEAD INJURY STUDENT CHECKLIST AVAILABLE IN THE FIRST AID KITS OR FROM THE OPPORTUNITIES DEPARTMENT
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PTO
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