Severe head injury

Critical

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

Do not move the head or neck unless the person is in immediate danger such as fire or traffic.

Call 112. Keep them still. Do not move the neck. Press on bleeding. Watch breathing.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT move the head or neck to make them more comfortable.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT give water, food, or pain medicine — they may need surgery.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT pull out objects stuck in the head.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume they are fine because they can talk — serious brain injury can still be developing.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 or 108. Put the phone on speaker.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Say: "Head injury. Person is confused / unconscious / vomiting. Do not move neck."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Give exact location, what caused the injury, and whether they are breathing normally.

Any serious head blow, loss of consciousness, repeated vomiting, or worsening confusion needs emergency care.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — All severe head injuries need emergency hospital evaluation — even if the person seems to recover.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call immediately if they stop responding, have a seizure, or breathing becomes slow or noisy.

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