A seven-year-boy only found out he had a potentially dangerous infection in his brain after he fell and hit his head while playing in a park. Elliott Evans, from Swansea, was playing in a park in the Afan Valley when he banged his head twice in five minutes.
Whilst he initially felt fine - and was checked over by his mum Sam Evans, a nurse - he later complained of feeling unwell, so his mum took him to Morriston Hospital A&E. In hospital, Sam noticed Elliott had slurred speech and couldn't walk properly, but his condition appeared to improve over time and after being checked-over by a doctor, the pair were set to leave the hospital.
As they were leaving, Elliott's condition deteriorated, Sam says, and the doctor, Dr Diepe, immediately ordered a CT scan and moved Elliott to the emergency department. He was later taken to Oakwood Ward and doctors found he had a brain infection.
