A traumatised mum is calling for all shopping trolleys with child restraints to be fitted with brakes, after her 17-month-old suffered a large brain bleed in a freak accident.
Casey Gobbert, from Queesland, had finished her shopping and left her daughter Millie in the trolley, while she put her three-year-old son into the car. She says she turned her back for ‘two seconds’, and the trolley was caught by a gust of wind and toppled off the kerb and tipped.
Millie’s head struck the bitumen.
“We took her straight to Logan Emergency,” Casey explained in a Facebook post.
“They monitored her, for a few hours, decided she needed a CT scan which found a large brain bleed causing pressure on her brain. She was prepped immediately. Sedated, intubated and rushed lights and sirens to the Brisbane Children’s Hospital where she was rushed straight into emergency brain surgery.”
Little Millie was in surgery for two hours, before being transferred to paediatric ICU, before being moved to the high acuity ward.
“She’s doing amazing. Had a follow up CT which showed her brain is looking great. They lowered the sedation, and took the breathing tube out. She’s flying through her tests and She’s getting stronger. She’s now trying to sit up, smiling and eating. Her cheeky self is coming through now and I can’t be happier and proud of her progress.”
Millie was released from hospital yesterday, almost a week after her accident. And Casey has now made it her mission to warn other parents just how dangerous trolleys can be. She’s also campaigning for trolleys to be fitted with a braking system.
“Prams by law have to have a brake and an arm strap. Why should a trolley be any different? If I can stop just one family from the traumatic events we have gone through in the last 48 hours then it will be worth it. No family deserves to be told their 17-month-old baby girl needs brain surgery from a simple trip.”
Some shopping trolleys in Australia do have brakes, including those with baby capsules and double seats.
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