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#AskPracMed – Someone has been knocked unconscious on site – what do I do?

Being knocked unconscious is always a medical emergency. This is not a situation where you stand someone up, give them a minute, and carry on with the job. Anyone who loses consciousness needs to go to hospital for assessment, regardless of how quickly they appear to recover. Manage their airway, monitor their breathing, and call for emergency services. Loss of consciousness can indicate serious injury that is not immediately visible.

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Simon Carkeek

Simon is a former NZDF Recon Operator and Patrol Commander with over a decade of service, including two deployments to Afghanistan, Solomon Islands peacekeeping, and humanitarian and disaster relief operations in Indonesia following the 2004 tsunami. Domestically, he responded to the Christchurch earthquakes and the Scotts Ferry floods. After service, Simon spent nearly five years in private contracting across Asia Pacific and the Middle East — working as a PSD Team Medic, Site Security Manager, and setting up medical clinics in austere environments where the nearest hospital was a long way away. He's a former action guy and a self-described meatball medic. He founded PracMed NZ because most first aid training wasn't preparing people for real emergencies. It still isn't, everywhere else.