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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A baby fell from bed, sofa, changing table, or was dropped.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cry then sudden sleepiness, one dilated pupil rare, fontanel bulge.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fall from raised surface onto hard floor.
Scene hazards: Secondary fall from arms
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Place on back on firm surface — observe chest rise.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call pediatric advice line or 112 if hard impact.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Watch 24 hours for vomiting, feeding refusal, high-pitched cry.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Photograph fall height for clinicians if asked.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 if worsening — infant head injury, vomiting twice.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Poison/child line 1098 for guidance if unsure.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Clinician may want scan after significant mechanism even if well appearing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Any seizure or breathing change — ambulance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT shake to test responsiveness.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT give paracetamol to hide fever from injury without advice.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Falling from bed never hurts babies because it is low
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Height plus hard surface plus large head mass causes injury — clinical assessment matters.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Sleeping through brain bleed signs.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Infant skull thin — brain injury from short falls onto tile or stone.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Caretaker guilt may delay reporting — focus on baby signs.