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NHS guidance recommends urgent assessment or 999 where there is loss of consciousness, repeated vomiting, worsening headache, drowsiness, confusion, seizures, difficulty walking, vision problems, bleeding or clear fluid from the ears or nose, or serious mechanism such as a road traffic collision or fall from height.
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