Fractured skull

- Paul - · 01-31-2010, 03:24 PM

Not to threadjack the Viv's meal thread.

On Friday - my wife had a call from school saying not to worry but Benjamin has had a fall and needs picking up - they then mentioned that he was also bleeding from his ear. My Mrs called me (in a right state - I had to try and calm her over the phone) - we then agreed we'd meet at A&E. I ditched work and ran to the car. It didn't take me long to get to the city but then it was school run time so there was a lot of traffic in the centre. I called my Mrs to ask what the state of him was and she said she was still stuck in traffic aswell. Parked in the A&E bit and dashed inside - was led to a cubicle to find the Mrs and my two kids. Benjamin with a closed left eye and drifting in and out of consciousness. Blood coming from his ear aswell.

I asked how long my Mrs had been there and it turned out that the school hadn't called an ambulance for my son but expected my Mrs to take him in the car! My Mrs was in shock and duly bundled him into the car to take him!!

After 2 CT scans - docs confirmed he has a basal skull fracture. It was touch and go at first but he's home and ok at the moment (short of a big red line down his face - a shiner and a split lip) - oh and a skull fracture.

We will be talking to the school this week - we feel very let down by how they performed.

SiKkBaSs · 01-31-2010, 03:27 PM

I would do the exact same, it's outrageous the school expected your miswah to take him to the hospital considering his condition. WTF are ambulances for FFS

All the very best to Ben mate and yourselves.

dxb335d · 01-31-2010, 03:28 PM

Oh my God Paul.

How is the lil' one now? basal skull fractures are soooo scary.

May I ask how the hell he did it.

Im DISGUSTED with the school.... They should have called immediately an ambulance right away for any sort of minor injury let alone a head injury.

RagingKileak · 01-31-2010, 03:29 PM

Motherfuckers.

Hope he gets better soon mate, I have no idea what level of serious that is, but if I were you I would take the hand of the righteous pimpslap to the foo' ass bitch of a headteacher!!

Matt

peterg1965 · 01-31-2010, 03:30 PM

Blimey Paul, thats an awful story, glad the nipper is on the mend though, what a worry . I would be pissed off with school, I bet you are, they should have erred on the side of caution to get him to hospital soonest - no doubt you will be having words.

Walesy · 01-31-2010, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by - Paul -

Not to threadjack the Viv's meal thread.

On Friday - my wife had a call from school saying not to worry but Benjamin has had a fall and needs picking up - they then mentioned that he was also bleeding from his ear. My Mrs called me (in a right state - I had to try and calm her over the phone) - we then agreed we'd meet at A&E. I ditched work and ran to the car. It didn't take me long to get to the city but then it was school run time so there was a lot of traffic in the centre. I called my Mrs to ask what the state of him was and she said she was still stuck in traffic aswell. Parked in the A&E bit and dashed inside - was led to a cubicle to find the Mrs and my two kids. Benjamin with a closed left eye and drifting in and out of consciousness. Blood coming from his ear aswell.

I asked how long my Mrs had been there and it turned out that the school hadn't called an ambulance for my son but expected my Mrs to take him in the car! My Mrs was in shock and duly bundled him into the car to take him!!

After 2 CT scans - docs confirmed he has a basal skull fracture. It was touch and go at first but he's home and ok at the moment (short of a big red line down his face - a shiner and a split lip) - oh and a skull fracture.

We will be talking to the school this week - we feel very let down by how they performed.

I dont blame you bud, thats shocking, Surely someone with a bit of common sense would have got the ambulance there and then. I think someone needs a good boot up the arse from you sir.

Hope the wee man is ok!

jjbirch · 01-31-2010, 03:31 PM

any knock on the head should be treated very serious, hope he makes a full recovery all the best

dxb335d · 01-31-2010, 03:34 PM

basal skull fractures 90% of the time dont end well.

Lots of racing drivers have died of this.
Im glad he is making a recovery Paul. So scary. I can only imagine your anger with the school..

ARGH... im angry for you!

Kev · 01-31-2010, 03:34 PM

blood coming out from the ear = automatic call to the nearest ambulance centre. It's really a no-brainer, figuratively speaking. I hope you lil'one is doing better now.

chris330D · 01-31-2010, 03:35 PM

That is really shocking. Normally the schools over react but anyone with basic first aid knows that bleeding from the ear after a head knock is not good. Hope your boy recovers soon.

Snooky · 01-31-2010, 03:39 PM

Paul

That is frightening. I just mentioned the story to my miswah and she couldn't believe it either that the school did not call an ambulance for a head injury when the wee man was bleeding from his ear. Unbelievable. Wonder what they wrote on the 'incident form' for that one....all sorts of paperwork and not a jot of common sense.

Hope he is back up to full speed very shortly. Kids never cease to surprise me how resiliant they are.

Best

John

ed335d · 01-31-2010, 03:53 PM

We're both disgusted at that Paul - hope he's not too uncomfortable and recovers quickly....

Ed

Googlyamnesiac · 01-31-2010, 04:05 PM

That's shocking Paul! Now I see how you were otherwise engaged this weekend! I hope you give the school some grief for the grief they caused you and the mrs!

Hope he's on the road to recovery now!

mjh93sa · 01-31-2010, 04:24 PM

Absolutely disgusting. Hope the little fella bounces back quickly.

Play merry hell when you take it up with the school and / or higher.

335DPOWER · 01-31-2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by RagingKileak

Motherfuckers.

Hope he gets better soon mate, I have no idea what level of serious that is, but if I were you I would take the hand of the righteous pimpslap to the foo' ass bitch of a headteacher!!

Matt

+1 I would fuck them up for that

Hope little one makes a full recovery very soon

NFS · 01-31-2010, 04:26 PM

Thank goodness he is alright mate.

I really don't understand how the school missed this. Bleeding from the ear should definitely have caused them to treat this as an emergency.

I'm sure you and the Mrs have had a real scare.

Have the school been able to explain what happened to cause the fracture? Presumably this must have been more than a 'normal' tumble in the playground?

Anyway, all that is secondary. Main thing is that your lad is OK and you are all together as a family.

rogerxp · 01-31-2010, 04:26 PM

What everyone else said Paul.

Just make sure your Son is OK then kick ass at School. Staggering they didn't call an ambulance (where was the DXB when you needed it

!!!).

JLR1969 · 01-31-2010, 04:26 PM

I don't know what this country is turning into but common sense is a long forgotten thing.

Finger crossed the little fella makes a full recovery.

Tunna_uk · 01-31-2010, 04:34 PM

Thats awful Paul. I had a similar experience with my Daughter a few years back.....
Hope he makes a full recovery.

beemerbird · 01-31-2010, 04:49 PM

OMG that's terrible news Paul!!!

I hope your son makes a full recovery.

Good luck with sorting the school out!

Hope your wife has recovered too.

M3-FAST · 01-31-2010, 04:50 PM

+1 on everything everone has said and echo the wish of a speedy recovery.

I have a 10yr old lad myself, and understand what you must be both have gone through.

Wishing Benjamin all the best

Mud · 01-31-2010, 04:50 PM

That is shocking, it seems like they school thought it wasnt anything serious?!?

I'd rip the school headmaster to shreds for that, as well as contacting the local paper about it.

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RagingKileak Brigadier General 191 Rep 4,655 Posts Drives: M3 CS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Yorkshire iTrader: (2)	Motherfuckers. Hope he gets better soon mate, I have no idea what level of serious that is, but if I were you I would take the hand of the righteous pimpslap to the foo' ass bitch of a headteacher!! Matt
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peterg1965 Brigadier General 164 Rep 4,190 Posts Drives: F30 335d M Sport, F15 X5 40d Join Date: May 2007 Location: The place of dark satanic mills, UK iTrader: (0)	Blimey Paul, thats an awful story, glad the nipper is on the mend though, what a worry . I would be pissed off with school, I bet you are, they should have erred on the side of caution to get him to hospital soonest - no doubt you will be having words.
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jjbirch Banned 75 Rep 2,927 Posts Drives: E60 530D M SPORT Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: england iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 320d m sport [0.00]	any knock on the head should be treated very serious, hope he makes a full recovery all the best
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dxb335d The Tarmac Terrorist 944 Rep 29,345 Posts Drives: 997.2 GT3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ''Fandango Towers'' iTrader: (3) Garage List 2010 Porsche 997.2 GT3 [9.50] 2003 BMW E46 M3 [6.00] 2007 BMW E92 335D [5.50]	basal skull fractures 90% of the time dont end well. Lots of racing drivers have died of this. Im glad he is making a recovery Paul. So scary. I can only imagine your anger with the school.. ARGH... im angry for you! __________________ 997.2 GT3
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Kev Critical Care Anesthesiologist 481 Rep 8,828 Posts Drives: SMB F83 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (24) Garage List 2009 Porsche 911 Ca ... [9.50]	blood coming out from the ear = automatic call to the nearest ambulance centre. It's really a no-brainer, figuratively speaking. I hope you lil'one is doing better now. __________________ kev { divinum est sedate dolorem } "your friendly neighborhood critical care anesthesiologist"
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chris330D Major 36 Rep 1,135 Posts Drives: F31 335d Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sussex, UK iTrader: (0)	That is really shocking. Normally the schools over react but anyone with basic first aid knows that bleeding from the ear after a head knock is not good. Hope your boy recovers soon.
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Snooky Major 40 Rep 1,167 Posts Drives: Audi RS5 Sportback Carbon Blac Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Livingston, Scotland iTrader: (0)	Paul That is frightening. I just mentioned the story to my miswah and she couldn't believe it either that the school did not call an ambulance for a head injury when the wee man was bleeding from his ear. Unbelievable. Wonder what they wrote on the 'incident form' for that one....all sorts of paperwork and not a jot of common sense. Hope he is back up to full speed very shortly. Kids never cease to surprise me how resiliant they are. Best John __________________ Still missing my E92 335i M Sport!
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Googlyamnesiac Captain 59 Rep 743 Posts Drives: 2013 F10 520D Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yorkshire, UK iTrader: (3)	That's shocking Paul! Now I see how you were otherwise engaged this weekend! I hope you give the school some grief for the grief they caused you and the mrs! Hope he's on the road to recovery now!
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NFS Major General 273 Rep 9,218 Posts Drives: M340i Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Thank goodness he is alright mate. I really don't understand how the school missed this. Bleeding from the ear should definitely have caused them to treat this as an emergency. I'm sure you and the Mrs have had a real scare. Have the school been able to explain what happened to cause the fracture? Presumably this must have been more than a 'normal' tumble in the playground? Anyway, all that is secondary. Main thing is that your lad is OK and you are all together as a family.
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JLR1969 Major General 1881 Rep 7,000 Posts Drives: Kubota GR1600 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England iTrader: (1)	I don't know what this country is turning into but common sense is a long forgotten thing. Finger crossed the little fella makes a full recovery.
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Mud Captain 37 Rep 698 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: England iTrader: (0)	That is shocking, it seems like they school thought it wasnt anything serious?!? I'd rip the school headmaster to shreds for that, as well as contacting the local paper about it.
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