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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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