Infant fall

●Critical

⚠️ Check: Is the area safe for you to approach?

Call doctor line if head hit. Watch breathing. No shaking. Flat still surface.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT shake to test responsiveness.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT give paracetamol to hide fever from injury without advice.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 if worsening — infant head injury, vomiting twice.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Poison/child line 1098 for guidance if unsure.

Hard floor head strike, loss of consciousness, seizure, or repeated vomiting needs emergency.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Clinician may want scan after significant mechanism even if well appearing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Any seizure or breathing change — ambulance.

Know your limits: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Monitor closely — infants deteriorate subtly.

This helper does not contact emergency services. You must call yourself.

When you are safe, you can read more about this emergency.

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