--- title: Head injury: when to call 112 — InCaseMap description: Head injury and concussion: when to call 112, why to rest and how to watch for 24 hours. Signs and steps based on ERC 2025 and IFRC guidelines. url: https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-head-injury updated: 2026-10-16 language: en publisher: InCaseMap --- > Index of all pages on this site: https://incasemap.com/en/llms.txt — start there to find other pages. # Head injury: when to call 112 First aid · Injuries Head injury and concussion: when to call 112, why to rest and how to watch for 24 hours. Signs and steps based on ERC 2025 and IFRC guidelines. Prepared by the [InCaseMap team](https://incasemap.com/en/about) · Steps translated from the Lithuanian text checked 5 October 2026 · Updated 16 October 2026 > **In short:** After a blow to the head, rest — no sport and no work. Call 112 if the person lost consciousness even briefly, vomits more than once, behaves oddly, has a seizure, a limb is weak, balance or vision is affected, or blood or clear fluid comes from the nose or ears. Even if everything seems fine, watch for 24 hours: signs can appear later. All 38 first-aid instructions, based on state-institution and international guidelines (Lithuanian Ministry of Health, NVSC, VVKT, ERC, IFRC), are in the InCaseMap app and work offline — together with a map of hospitals, pharmacies and shelters. ## What to do 1. After a blow to the head – no sport and no work, rest. 2. Serious injury – ask them not to move the head and neck; if they are lying down, support the head with your hands. 3. Call 112 if they lost consciousness even briefly, vomit more than once, behave oddly or speak unclearly, have a seizure, a limb is numb or weak, balance is affected, they see double or blurred or light hurts, blood or clear fluid comes from the nose, ears or mouth, or a severe headache does not pass in 2 hours even after painkillers. 4. Only a bump, a mild headache or nausea – rest and watch. 5. Even if everything seems fine, watch for 24 hours: signs can appear later. 6. A suspected concussion must be assessed by a doctor. **First aid, a map and community — in one app.** 38 situations based on state-institution and international guidelines, hospitals, pharmacies and shelters on the map, a family group and local communities. Every place stays on your phone, even offline. [Get InCaseMap](https://incasemap.com/en/download) · [Hospitals and pharmacies on the map](https://incasemap.com/en/categories#sveikata) ## Frequently asked questions ### Do I need a doctor after a head injury? A suspected concussion must be assessed by a doctor. If it is only a bump or a mild headache — rest and watch. ### How long should I watch after a blow to the head? For 24 hours — signs can appear later. ## Sources - [European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025: adult and paediatric resuscitation, first aid. Resuscitation 2025; 215](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2025.110770) doi.org - [European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: First aid. Resuscitation 2021; 161: 270–290](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.02.013) doi.org - [IFRC International First Aid, Resuscitation and Education Guidelines 2020](https://www.ifrc.org/sites/default/files/2022-02/EN_GFARC_GUIDELINES_2020.pdf) ifrc.org Based on: European Resuscitation Council (ERC), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Translated from the Lithuanian text checked 5 October 2026. Call 112 first and do what the operator says — their instructions come before this page; do not hang up until they tell you to. This page does not replace first-aid training. You may freely use this text and its data, commercially too — just add a link: `InCaseMap` ([more](https://incasemap.com/en/reuse-and-citation)) ## Related - [Head, neck or back injury](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-spinal-injury) - [Seizures](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-seizure) - [Fainting](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-fainting)