Call your health care provider if a head injury causes changes in alertness or produces any other worrisome symptoms.
If symptoms do not go away or are not improving after 2 or 3 weeks, talk to your doctor.
Call the doctor if the following symptoms occur:
Changes in behavior or unusual behavior
Changes in speech (slurred, difficult to understand, does not make sense)
Confusion
Difficulty waking up or becoming more sleepy
Double vision or blurred vision
Fever
Fluid or blood leaking from the nose or ears
Headache that is getting worse, lasts a long time, or does not get better with over-the-counter pain relievers
Problems walking or talking
Seizures
Vomiting more than three times
When to seek urgent medical care when I have Concussion ?
Call your health care provider if a head injury causes changes in alertness or produces any other worrisome symptoms.
If symptoms do not go away or are not improving after 2 or 3 weeks, talk to your doctor.
Call the doctor if the following symptoms occur:
Changes in behavior or unusual behavior
Changes in speech (slurred, difficult to understand, does not make sense)
Confusion
Difficulty waking up or becoming more sleepy
Double vision or blurred vision
Fever
Fluid or blood leaking from the nose or ears
Headache that is getting worse, lasts a long time, or does not get better with over-the-counter pain relievers
Problems walking or talking
Seizures
Vomiting more than three times