Just When You Thought It Was Safe!

Well we were getting a bit beaten this morning by our opposing U/6 Soccer team.

The Half time whistle sounded – I know cause I was the Ref.

We packed down on our cut up apple pieces and reviewed our strategy for the second half.
We started the second half and All seem to be going to plan, there was a bit of a tight tussle in the middle of the pitch with Jack and a few opponents fighting out for the ball when it happened.

The Head Clash!

Jack was left lying on the grass a bit worse for wear, I went over to check him out and make sure he was alright. He started to stand up with me helping him and .......

The eyes rolled back......

The lips went blue......

And down he went.....

He was out for just a few seconds but it was enough.

Ambulance was called...... and funnily enough one of the mothers of the opposing team was a surgeon, so she had a look at him and made sure there was nothing to major happening to him right then.

The Ambulance has had a busy day so they told us it might be a while.
After an hour of him being observed in the First aid room, I rang the ambulance to let them know I was going to transport him myself to the local hospital.

2 minute drive from the soccer complex.

After a check out by the Triage nurse and feeling comfortable in Jack’s state of alertness (and being frequent visitors to the ED with Kate. The Triage was actually one of Kate’s nurses.) I decided that he would be OK to take home (again 90sec drive away from the ED) and observe him from home.

The Triage gave us the list and time frames of what to look out for and so far Jack has been his old self, But he’ll probably sleep in with me tonight.

This is the second time Jack has done this to us, when he was about 18mths old he bounced off a small exercise ball down onto a gym mat and did the same thing – Rolled eyes – Blue lips – Out for a few seconds.

Don’t think he’ll take up boxing as a sport I think he’s got a bit of a glass jaw.

Anyway he’s all good now and I’m sure nothing will come of it.

And to think we stopped him from playing league in case he got hurt.