| With the amount of exploring babies and toddlers do, falls are common. Head injuries can cause concussion. |
How do you know if your child is concussed?
| Developmental pediatrician Phillipa Clark says obvious symptoms include:
Blood may come out of the ears, or clear fluid may leak from the nose or ear. A few days after the accident you may notice ongoing tiredness, or more difficult behavior. |
What to do
| Take your child to a GP. If he is extremely drowsy or semiconscious, call an ambulance. Where mild head injuries are not checked out, children can go on to have problems concentrating, which affects their learning ability. |
Keeping Safe
| To keep your child safe, never use a baby walker, install stair gates and window safety latches in the house, buckle them in to supermarket trolleys, never put them in bouncinettes on tables, and buy your child a well-fitting bicycle helmet. |
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