Head Injury Warning Signs


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Head Injury Warning Signs

These are some common head injury warning signs that may indicate greater problems neurologically.

1. Acting strangely

2. Saying things that you wouldn’t normally say

3. Fainting

4 Increased drowsiness or an inability to keep your eyes open

5. Vomiting on more than one occasion after a head injury

6. Amnesia (difficulty remembering events)

7. Feeling clumsy or having difficulty moving any body part

8. Blurred vission

9. Slurred speech

10. Bleeding or fluid leakage from the ear or nose (this may be CSF – cerebral spinal fluid)

11. Unable to recognise friends or family

12. A constant headache



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