Yes,
it’s important to remember that sometimes a head injury/concussion will cause
the injured person to become belligerent and they will not believe they need
help. I’ve heard of people having to be tied down on gurneys, and I recall
a mom on ridecamp wrote of their daughter hitting
them while in the car on the way to the hospital trying to avoid being taken in
after getting a concussion.
Kathy
I
saw someone like this at a ride a few years ago; she was laying on the ground
[one of the RMs was with her, so we rode on by]
asking "why am I on the ground" and "where's my horse" over
and over. I heard the sirens later but we were told at the mtg
that she did not go to the hospital. Not smart IMO.
I
told my friends then and there, if I get knocked out, NO MATTER
WHAT I SAY WHEN
I COME
TO, take me to the hospital. Period. Kristen
