Last night as I was getting ready for bed I heard a very loud thud and knew that something large had been dropped from a significant height. Michelle and I went to the boys room to discover what was going on. When we got there we discovered Donovan on the floor in a heap, just a lump on the floor not moving at all. There was no crying or screaming. We tried to talk to Donovan but he was unresponsive.
The unresponsiveness was quite alarming! We brought him out to the living room for a more thorough examination to determine if advanced medical attention would be required. Once in the light we noticed a huge contusion on his right temple and so we concluded that he must have fell off the top bunk and landed right on his head. We tried to rouse the sleeping child for a good minute and we were about to rush him to the hospital when he started to respond to us. He was very confused and couldn't remember anyone's name or even where he was.
I checked his pulse and it was slow and steady, about 80 bpm. His respirations were normal and neither eye was dilated. When we shined a light in his eye his pupil reflex was normal. Michelle quickly put some essential oils on his temple to reduce the swelling and then she put a covered ice pack over the bruise. Once Donovan had finally woke up he started crying mostly because he was so tired. Since all of his vital signs seemed normal we decided to let him sleep on the couch so that we could check on him through the rest of the night.
Except for a headache he still seems to be doing just fine. His head has a slight bruise over that right eye but that's about it. If his headache persists then we'll have him checked out. However, I think we need to rearrange the bunk beds to additional safety. We don't need boys doing head dives onto the wood floor in the middle of the night. It doesn't prove to be a restful night for us when they do.
