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Need some medical advice quickly
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long story short: my brother was just carried home by some of his friends, he fell on his head pretty hard and more than likely has a concussion, and a pretty bad one at that. so far i have him layed out in the basement and im gona let him sleep, but im going to wake him up every hour like you would with any concussion, BUT he's drunk off his ass, so are there any extra precautions i should be taking?
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its called the hospital yo
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be sure to lay him on his side, so if he vomits it will drain out. also check his pupils regularily... and he need a doctor.
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don't let him sleep, if u do, just for very short, not 1 hr
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ya your not supposed to let someone fall asleep with a concussion. keep him awake and take him to the hosiptal ASAP!
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How fucking stupid are you? Hmmm, lets leave the kid and go on ns to see what to do! DUMB! Go to a damn doctor or if it's super bad like you say it is, there are places called hospitals, usually open late, they got some people there in white coats that like to deal with such situations.
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im right beside him bro, Im keeping a pretty close eye on him..
he was able to tell me how it happenend and everything that led up to it
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yeah he needs to be on his side and 1 hr is way to long.. if ur going to let hime sleep give him like 20 min and check him and make sure he;s aware of his surroudings.. and ureally should get him to a hospital. no matter how drunk he is..
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he seems to have calmed down alot since before. he was freaking out before i guess from the initial shock of the injury and not knowing what was wrong (his friends thought he broke his neck and that probably freaked him out abit)
i just woke him up and he was calm and aware of his surroundings so i dont think its as serious as i thought. unless it gets worse ill probably wait till the morning to take him to the docs
thanks for the help everyone
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DO NOT LET HIM SLEEP. are you fuckign kidding me dont ask for urgent medical advice on NS take him to the E room and get him a Cat SCan . His brain could be bleeding for gods sake dont fuck around with that shit.. go moron
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yeah even if he is ok id still take him
me and my friends were ridin bikes and he fell broke his collor bone and hit his head mad hard. 4 hours later he threw up spagetti on my cape house rug from having a minor concussion. man to be honest take him now. even if he is piss drunk. the head is very dangerous if not taken care of
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hospital.
NOW
they will forgive you for taking him in to get checked out, but can you forgive yourself for him dying?
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if you let him sleep he can get a cerebral hemorage without warning and die
hospital. immediately.
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Trained with CPR A,B + C, and Emergency First Aid, i can tell you TO SEE A FUCKING DOCTOR
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yo what the hell its called an emergency room where they know what to do, they dont' have to go on some skiing website for advice there.
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i have to make the point of asking a group of skiers on a website what to do about your medical problem isnt the smartest choice. Go to someone who knows what they are doing and can actually give the proper care that your brother needs
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yea even if he seems ok some internal stuff could be screwed up and he wouldnt even realize it..TAKE HIM TO THE HOSPITAL
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why is your brother drunk at that time of the day? Anyways don't take the chance of not knowing when it can be avoided, just go to the ER to get it checked out asap.
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last time i had a concussion i went to sleep and the morning later it as if it never happen but then someone told me that sleeping when you have a concussion can be dangerous if your alone but when there people its okay but you need to sleep on your side so if you vomit you wont drown in it
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First:call 911
then keep him awake to see if his condition is deterioating
NEVER TURN HIM OVER! a concussion is usually linked with neck trauma. If he has to puke, turn him over and make sure that the neck does not move.
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Asking NS for help was deff the wrong call on this one...
Its called a doctor. They will answer your questions much better than anybody on NS.
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Sleep cab bbe dangerous like above mentioned if hemmoraging,
Never fool around with head trauma no matter how small it seems.
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I hope he is going to a doctor right now... Damn how stupid is that guy!! I think he is scared propably underage or something...
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In college if your roommate comes back and passes out, and then dies, you can get charged with involuntary manslaugter. Don't take many chances with this shit.
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the people who brought him to u should have taken him righ tto the hospital u shouldnt take chances with shit like that
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yeh tahst what i was going to say...do NOT let him sleep...not until he has seen a doctor and got his head checked out...911 immediatley...what is worse...geting in trouble or having your bro die??
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nah i dont think so buddy
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hosipatol. even if you have to payt for it. go
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are you fucking serious? Take him to the hospital!!
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he was fine, just a mild concussion and some sort of muscle pull in his shoulder, he was so out of it because he had drank 12 beers
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