Head Injury in Children

When a child has a head injury, certain symptoms are the most worrisome.

Did your child hit his or her head and have any of the following symptoms?

• loss of consciousness (was not responding to you or was "knocked out")

• seizure (convulsion)

• extreme persistent crying.

  Yes, my child had one or more of these symptoms.

  No, my child did not have any of these symptoms.