Which red flags mean a player needs urgent medical help?

Q: Which red flags mean a player needs urgent medical help?

If any of these are seen or reported, the player needs urgent assessment by a healthcare professional on site or at A&E, using an emergency ambulance (999) if necessary: Any loss of consciousness because of the injury Deteriorating consciousness (becoming more drowsy) No memory of events before or after the injury Increasing confusion or irritability Unusual change in behaviour Seizure, convulsion or limb twitching, or lying rigid or motionless due to muscle spasm Severe or increasing headache Repeated vomiting Severe neck pain Any new neurological problem, such as difficulty understanding, speaking, reading or writing; reduced feeling; loss of balance; weakness; or double vision Any suspicion of a skull fracture (cut, bruise, swelling or severe pain at the site) Previous brain surgery or a bleeding disorder Currently taking blood-thinning medication Current drug or alcohol intoxication If a neck injury is suspected, don't move the player unless you are a trained healthcare professional.

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If any of these are seen or reported, the player needs urgent assessment by a healthcare professional on site or at A&E, using an emergency ambulance (999) if necessary:

Any loss of consciousness because of the injury
Deteriorating consciousness (becoming more drowsy)
No memory of events before or after the injury
Increasing confusion or irritability
Unusual change in behaviour
Seizure, convulsion or limb twitching, or lying rigid or motionless due to muscle spasm
Severe or increasing headache
Repeated vomiting
Severe neck pain
Any new neurological problem, such as difficulty understanding, speaking, reading or writing; reduced feeling; loss of balance; weakness; or double vision
Any suspicion of a skull fracture (cut, bruise, swelling or severe pain at the site)
Previous brain surgery or a bleeding disorder
Currently taking blood-thinning medication
Current drug or alcohol intoxication

If a neck injury is suspected, don't move the player unless you are a trained healthcare professional.