I thought they usually kept people in overnight for observation if they were knocked out for more than a couple of minutes? High risk of concussion and brain bleeds isn't there?
I was treated for a head injury in August 1991 after being hit by a car while riding my bike across an intersection (a newly licensed 16 yo girl didn't stop at the red light before turning right and didn't see me).
I was in and out of consciousness and but remember being in the ambulance and being asked (and able to answer) simple questions like my name, address, etc.
I spent a few hours in the ER under observation, then released. My college roomie was told she *must* wake up every hour on the hour during the night to rouse me. They were concerned I might go back out of consciousness, not wake up, and die. The roomie was a new one I had for the summer semester and she agreed, however, had no intention of spending her night checking on me! Once, I realized this, I set my alarm once every hour to go off. I figured if I didn't wake to reset it every hour, she would have to get her lazy butt up to turn it off and hopefully would then see if I could be woken up.
Anyway. They told me waking me up every hour to make sure I could be roused was standard procedure for a head injury. I had no visible injuries to my head (I hit it hard on the pavement when my bike went down and was not wearing a helmet--the right side of my body where the car hit was very visibly injured however) but since I had repeatedly lost consciousness it was a serious thing.
I wish I could remember how long I was in the ER for. I know they seriously considered keeping me overnight and the accident and loss of consciousness happened around 3 pm in the afternoon.
If she really had a head injury so bad that she was literally out for HOURS, I SERIOUSLY doubt she would've been in and out of that ER so fast. JMO and experience.
