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Head injuries include injuries to the brain and those to other parts of the head, such as the skull or the scalp. A head injury may result in fracturing of the skull, which may or may not lead to injury to the brain. Immediate help should be sought in the event of any potential injury, as head injuries can be very serious. You should call a doctor immediately; they will then advise on the next steps to take, dependant on how serious the injury is. In each of the below cases, the doctor called will advise whether a patient needs emergency medical help:

 A person has been struck on the head with a sharp object or pushed to the ground, though he or she is still conscious
 A person has been hurt in the head following which he has vomited more than once
– Following an injury to the head a person may become confused or dizzy
– A person will have the inability to walk
 Severe headache

The injured person should be taken directly to the Emergency department in case of the following:

 Severe  head trauma
 A person falls from a greater height than his own
– A fall for a person on a hard surface or object
 Confusion, drowsiness, inability to walk and severe headache following an injury to the head

In cases of head injury, the injured person should not be allowed to move the head too much. In case he wants to vomit, he should be rolled to his side without moving the head. There is a common misconception regarding head injury cases that the injured person should be kept awake and not be allowed to sleep. But this is not reality. Children are emotionally more disturbed after a minor fall and they cry a lot. They become calm as soon as their parents cuddle them. It is okay to let the child sleep whilst been taken to the hospital. This way, they are building up energy. So keeping a head injury victim awake is not really necessary. The emergency doctor is much better off testing a rested and calm child rather than a wailing one.

Straight after the accident a person may appear ok, but if they cannot be wakened later, then their injury is more serious than initially thought. A thorough check up by a qualified doctor is a must.

Head injuries are extremely serious occurrences and should be treated as such. Serious long term consequences can result from minor head injuries (usually learning or psychological inabilities); this is now widely accepted in medical circles. It must be noted that a serious head injury may lead to full recovery or coma or even death. In case you are planning to make a head injury compensation claim for yourself or a friend in the UK, all aspects of the life of the injured person should be considered including rehabilitations, whether it is possible to return to normal daily  life, work and education opportunities, in order to help overcome the effect of the injuries. Getting good legal advice from personal injury solicitors or a brain injury solicitor is the right way to go about it.