• Reference Number: HEY-869/2017
• Departments: Paediatrics
• Last Updated: 1 April 2018

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Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2JZ

• Main Switchboard: (01482) 875875
• Ward 130: (01482) 675130
• Acorn Ward: (01482) 382703
• Children’s Emergency: (01482) 482108
• Department: (01482) 482114

Your child has suffered a minor head injury but is now medically fit for discharge. However if you have any concerns or notice any of the following within 2-3 days please see your GP or contact the Emergency Department:

• Any unusual behaviour, drowsiness or sleepiness for longer than 1 hour, outside normal time of sleep/nap
• Unconsciousness or lack of full consciousness
• Inability to wake your child from sleep
• Headache that wont go away
• If your child has a fit/seizure
• Unsteadiness on feet, loss of balance or problems walking
• Weakness in the upper or lower limbs
• Problems with the eyesight
• Excessive vomiting (greater than 3 time)
• Clear fluid from ears or nose
• Bleeding from one or both ears

(NICE GUIDELINES CG 176, 2014)

The following will help with your child’s recovery: 

• Plenty of rest and avoiding stressful situations
• Avoiding sleeping pills and sedatives unless prescribed
• Do not permit them to play contact sports for at least 3 weeks, unless discussed with your doctor

Make sure your child is well by doing the following: 

• Do not allow them to return to school until you feel they are completely recovered
• Do not leave them alone for the first 48 hours after discharge from hospital
• Make sure you can contact medical services urgently in case of an emergency.

Further information is available from the Child Brain Injury Trust: http://childbraininjurytrust.org.uk/