Skater fractures skull

A boy who suffered a fractured skull at Umina Skate Park was flown to hospital in Sydney on Thursday, August 2.

Ambulance paramedics called the CareFlight rapid-response trauma team at 4.30 pm to assist treating the boy.

After landing in an oval adjacent to the skate park, the CareFlight doctor teamed with the paramedics to stabilise the boy.

The injury was more severe because the boy forgot to bring his new safety helmet when he left a family picnic to ride at the park.

He had been given the new helmet as a birthday present.

The CareFlight doctor said the six-year-old was left unconscious for three minutes after hitting his head in a fall at the park.

Accompanied also by his mother, the boy was flown by CareFlight to the Westmead Children's Hospital for further assessment and treatment.

He remained in a stable condition on arrival at the hospital.

Media Release, 2 Aug 2012

Ian Bradham, CareFlight