On Thursday Trevor had a fall that scared us all. He was standing at one end of the couch and was attempting to sit on the arm as his legs came up over his head, I tried to grab him but I just wasn't fast enough. He began crying like usual so I picked him up and put his head on my shoulder. As I pulled his head back to make sure he wasn't bleeding anywhere he began to have trouble breathing and completely went limp.
Panic ran through me as I laid him on the floor tilting his head back hoping he would gasp for air and start crying again. I couldn't figure out if he was breathing, so I attempted to open his mouth and began CPR. (He had been eating blueberries so it was hard to tell if his lips were blue from berries or lack of oxygen.) He started moving his eyes slightly so I kept rubbing his face and talking to him so he would regain consciousness.
Thankfully he started crying again. I went to pick him up again but as I did a lady from church that was there during the incident was on the phone with 911 and said not to move him because he may have a neck injury. I laid him back down, examining his movements in his legs and arms wondering if my baby was paralyzed. Shortly thereafter he attempted to get up so I picked him up. His crying stopped but he was very lethargic. I tried to get him to talk but he would just stare. At one point I tried to put him down to see if he could walk and he began to stumble.
When the paramedics arrived they checked him out and took us both in the ambulance to get him checked out as a precaution even though they thought he would be fine. During the ride to the hospital he was still very lethargic but once we arrived at the hospital and were in a room to be checked out he wanted to get down and explore everything in the room. He was starting to show signs of normal behavior.
The doctor said a lot of times what small children will do is hold their breath, get dizzy and pass out. Because the fall wasn't from a very high surface the doctor was not concerned about the impact. Tests are not necessary unless they are still unconscious when they arrive at the hospital.
Erik just happened to drive to work that day and arrived shortly after I met with the doctor. Not being able to communicate with me directly or see Trevor's condition shook Erik up a bit more than me, but once he saw Trevor and Trevor came to him with open arms he knew he would be just fine. Trevor seems to be doing well. He hasn't shown any further signs and is active as ever.
