A head injury emergency in Faisalabad is not a decision to think over. If the person is unconscious, confused, vomiting repeatedly, fitting, or weak on one side, go straight to the nearest hospital emergency department. Do not wait for any doctor’s clinic hours, including ours.
Go to the Nearest Emergency Department First
Please read this before anything else on the page. If someone has hit their head and looks seriously unwell, the correct move is the closest emergency department that can do a CT scan, or a call to 1122. It is not to search for a particular surgeon’s timings, not to drive across the city past two hospitals to reach a preferred one, and not to wait until an afternoon clinic opens.
Neurosurgeons get involved once a patient is stabilised and scanned. Getting the patient into a hospital quickly is what makes that possible. You can reach Dr. Saud Ahmed afterwards, and the section further down explains exactly how, but that step comes second.
When Is a Head Injury Emergency in Faisalabad, and When Can It Wait?
Most bumps to the head are not dangerous. The problem is that the dangerous ones do not always look dramatic in the first half hour. Use the signs, not how bad the accident looked.
| What you are seeing | What to do |
|---|---|
| Unconscious, cannot be woken, or getting drowsier | Emergency department now, or call 1122 |
| Confusion that is getting worse, not better | Emergency department now |
| Vomiting more than once | Emergency department now |
| A seizure or fit after the injury | Emergency department now |
| Unequal pupils, or new weakness or numbness on one side | Emergency department now |
| Clear watery fluid from the nose or ears | Emergency department now |
| Severe headache that keeps building | Emergency department now |
| Brief dazed feeling, mild headache, now settling, fully alert | Watch closely for 24 hours, seek care if anything on this list appears |
| Old injury, but headaches, memory trouble or personality change weeks later | Book a clinic appointment, not the ER, unless symptoms are severe |
Anyone on blood thinners, anyone elderly, and any child who took a real blow to the head should be assessed even if they seem fine, because bleeding can build slowly. For the difference between a mild knock and something serious, our article on concussion vs serious brain injury goes through the warning signs in detail. If the injury has just happened and you are still at the scene, read what to do immediately after a road accident head injury instead of this page.
What Happens When You Arrive at the Hospital
Knowing the sequence helps, because emergency departments can feel chaotic and families often think nothing is happening when in fact quite a lot is.
1. Triage. Staff assess how urgent the case is. A head injury with reduced consciousness moves to the front, ahead of people who arrived earlier.
2. Stabilisation first. Breathing, circulation and the neck come before any diagnosis of the brain injury itself. If a spinal injury is possible, the neck is protected.
3. Neurological assessment. Level of consciousness, pupils, movement and sensation in the limbs, usually scored so that changes over the next hours can be compared against a baseline.
4. Imaging. A CT scan of the head if the assessment indicates it.
5. Decision. Discharge with observation instructions, admission for monitoring, or referral to neurosurgery.
Families are often asked to wait outside during parts of this. Keep one person contactable by phone at all times, and keep the patient’s CNIC or B-form and any medicine list ready.
Why a CT Scan Matters, and How Fast
A CT scan is the test that answers the question that matters most in the first hours: is there bleeding inside the skull, is there a fracture, is the brain being pushed out of position. It is quick, widely available in Faisalabad, and far better suited to acute trauma than an MRI.
Timing is the whole point. A bleed that is small and manageable early can become a surgical emergency within hours as it expands. This is why doctors will not simply send a drowsy patient home to “see how they are in the morning”, and why a family pushing for early discharge because the patient seems settled can be taking a real risk. If the scan is normal and the patient is alert, discharge with clear observation instructions is reasonable, and you should ask for those instructions in writing or in Urdu if that is easier to follow at home.
When Does a Head Injury Need Emergency Surgery?
Not often, but often enough that it must be taken seriously. Around 800,000 people in Pakistan suffer head injuries each year, with road traffic accidents the leading cause. In one published four-year hospital cohort, about 32 percent of head injury patients needed surgery, roughly half of those for a depressed skull fracture.
Surgery is typically considered when a clot is compressing the brain and needs evacuating, when a skull fracture is pressed inward, or when pressure inside the skull has to be relieved. These decisions are made on the CT findings together with how the patient is behaving clinically, and they are usually made quickly. If your relative is being taken to theatre urgently, ask the team what they found and what they plan to do. You are entitled to that explanation.
How to Reach Dr. Saud Ahmed Urgently
For an emergency neurosurgeon in Faisalabad, the practical route is this. Get the patient to an emergency department, let them stabilise and scan, then call or WhatsApp 0313-8966559. Sending the CT images or report on WhatsApp is genuinely useful, because it allows a much faster and more concrete answer than a description over the phone.
Regular clinic timings, which are for consultations and follow-up rather than acute emergencies, are Aziz Fatima Hospital in Faisalabad Monday to Saturday from 1:40 to 2:30 PM, Siddique Hospital in Faisalabad on Monday and Wednesday to Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, Doctor Hospital in Gojra on Tuesdays, and the Sangla Hill clinic by appointment. Consultation fee is Rs. 1,500 at all locations. Email info@drsaudahmed.pk for non-urgent matters.
To repeat the point, because it matters more than anything else here: do not hold a patient at home or in a car waiting for one of those time slots.
If You Are Coming From Outside Faisalabad
Families travel in from Gojra, Sangla Hill, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and smaller towns, sometimes after a first assessment at a local hospital. A few things make that transfer go better.
- Get the CT scan done wherever you are if it is available, and bring the actual images, not only the report. Repeating a scan wastes hours.
- Bring all paperwork from the first hospital, including what medicines were given and at what times.
- Send the scan on WhatsApp before or during the journey so it can be reviewed while you travel.
- Ask the referring doctor whether the patient is stable enough to travel by private car, or whether an ambulance is needed. That is a clinical judgement, not a budget decision.
- Bring one family member who can stay overnight and one who can handle admission formalities. Splitting these roles saves a lot of confusion.
Consultations and explanations are given in Urdu or English, whichever the family follows more comfortably. In a head injury, families are the ones who will be watching the patient afterwards, so understanding the instructions properly is part of the treatment.
Urdu Summary (خلاصہ)
سر پر چوٹ لگنے کے بعد اگر مریض بے ہوش ہو، اس کی الجھن بڑھ رہی ہو، بار بار الٹی آ رہی ہو، دورہ پڑے، ایک طرف کمزوری ہو، یا ناک کان سے صاف پانی جیسا مادہ نکلے تو فوراً قریب ترین اسپتال کی ایمرجنسی لے کر جائیں یا 1122 کو کال کریں۔ کسی ڈاکٹر کے کلینک کے اوقات کا انتظار نہ کریں۔ اسپتال میں پہلے مریض کو سنبھالا جاتا ہے، پھر سی ٹی اسکین کیا جاتا ہے جس سے پتہ چلتا ہے کہ دماغ میں خون تو نہیں بہہ رہا یا ہڈی ٹوٹی تو نہیں۔ کچھ کیسز میں فوری آپریشن کی ضرورت پڑتی ہے۔ اسکین ہونے کے بعد 0313-8966559 پر کال یا واٹس ایپ کریں اور رپورٹ بھیج دیں۔
Frequently Asked Questions
When should I take someone to the emergency room after a head injury?
Go immediately if there is unconsciousness, worsening confusion or drowsiness, repeated vomiting, a seizure, unequal pupils, weakness or numbness on one side, clear fluid from the nose or ears, or a severe worsening headache. Do not wait for clinic hours in any of these situations.
Sar ki chot ke baad emergency mein jana zaroori hai ya nahi?
If the person is fully alert, had only a brief dazed moment, and is improving, close observation at home for 24 hours is usually reasonable. If any warning sign appears, or the person is elderly, on blood thinners, or a child who took a hard blow, get them assessed straight away.
Is a CT scan always needed after a head injury?
No. It is done when the clinical assessment suggests a risk of bleeding or fracture. When it is indicated, it should be done quickly, because a bleed can expand over hours and change the whole treatment plan.
How do I contact an emergency neurosurgeon in Faisalabad at night?
Take the patient to the nearest emergency department first so they can be stabilised and scanned, then call or WhatsApp 0313-8966559 and send the CT images or report. That gets you a far faster and more useful answer than calling before any assessment has been done.
We are outside Faisalabad. Should we travel in immediately?
Ask the doctor who first sees the patient whether they are stable enough to travel and whether an ambulance is needed. If a CT scan is available locally, get it done and bring the images with you, and send them on WhatsApp so they can be reviewed while you are on the road.
Want this looked at? Dr. Saud Ahmed sees patients in Faisalabad, Gojra, and Sangla Hill. Book an appointment or call/WhatsApp 0313-8966559.
