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Be able to provide first aid to an infant or a child with suspected head and spinal injuries

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Which of the following might suggest that a casualty has had potentially serious head injury? Select the correct four answers.

Drowsiness, headache, confusion

Dizziness, visual problems, breathing problems

Weakness in arms or legs or speech difficulties

Hysteria

Blood or clear fluid leaking from nose or ear

Talking more than usual

If the casualty has a head wound there may be a risk of an underlying brain injury. Identify from the list below the signs of a serious brain injury. Select the three correct answers.

Bruising around the eyes or ears

Clear fluid or watery blood leaking from ear or nose

Casualty unable to make conversation

Casualty is cross eyed

A head injury may result in concussion which is a brief period where the casualty loses consciousness. After this the casualty may recover or may have compression of the brain which could be life threatening. Is this statement true or false?

TRUE

FALSE

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