WWYD? Concussion after suitcase fell on my head!

And this is why, very soon, you'll find that overhead lockers will become a redundant feature on airplanes. Everyone will have to check everything in.

One just about every flight I've been on, mostly BA, cabin crew go up and down the aisles checking that the overheard bins are properly closed. Quite often they are not and they are opened to be rearranged, or bags are given back to the passenger who is told to put it under the seat in front, if that's possible.
If it's not possible I have seen crews take away the item and stow it in a space by the galley.

Where are you now? Where are your children? Am I right in thinking you were taken off the plane straight to a&e in the uk yesterday? You sound very confused and unsure of even basic information. Are your children ok and being looked after?

I agree that you need to get a trusted adult to help you post haste. You don’t sound that able to look after things right now.

sue them. Why wouldnt you?
Its the only thing these companies understand and the only thing that ever makes them change

The airline are strictly liable, regardless of fault, so you should submit a claim to them under Article 17 of the Montreal Convention. It’s an international convention so same legal position here and in US.

Well the pilots experience and the medical advice he will have been getting will have been to get you off the plane and to hospital asap.
You couldn't just lay on a stretcher on a plane for god knows how long.
Ring your insurers ASAP.

You can renegotiate a slot in circumstances like this but it can mean a considerable delay, it depends..

There's not enough info to really get to the bottom of this, one thing people need to be aware of is whilst the OPs health is the prime concern the airline also has a duty of care and much more to all the other passengers on board.

Sometimes the solution to a problem like this ends as a up balancing act with more than one person not overly happy but for differing reasons.

If there was medical opinion available to the crew that said offload on foot and obs done after that was a safe course of action I can see why that was insisted on.

Do you mean your luggage has been lost due to you being offloaded?
Even so, do you not have email confirmation of your policy?

Do you not have your belongings, you're not really making much sense here and it's quite worrying you seem more concerned with suing them than other more immediate issues such as contacting your insurance, getting the CT results, and paying your medical bills.

Also I take it your insurance is with your missing luggage. Do you have email confirmation or confirmation of who it was paid to from your bank or credit card?

No comment on this incident but about the damage from overhead lockers. The Kegworth air crash, bags falling out of the overhead lockers was one of the biggest causes of injuries.

BBC News - Kegworth air disaster: Plane crash survivors' stories - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-25548016?app-referrer=deep-link

You must have received confirmation of your policy, either by email or post. The Claims Dept contact number will be on this confirmation.
Surely you took your policy number and contact details for your insurer with you on holiday? (If not, why not? How would you have contacted them if something dire happened to you or one of your DC?)

You need to get in touch with an adult friend or family member and get them to ring the insurance company on your behalf. Get them to explain the story so far and ask what to do next.

I’m not a litigious person but in this case I would take it further.

it’s not so much the original accident, but the fact they made no attempt to apologise or make amends.

take it further.

This. This is what your travel insurance is for and they should have been your first call.
I am sorry - concussion is awful and can last for weeks.

Op I think you should stop posting on here and contact your travel insurance.
The fact you can post here should mean you can speak to them.

@UndertheCedartree I'm sorry this has happened to you OP, but you must contact your travel insurers and report the accident details to them. Making a formal complaint to BA and/or suing them is something you can think about further down the line, but your priority now is advising your insurer what's happened, to ensure you don't suffer any out-of-pocket expenses from your US Emergency dept treatment. One of the terms and conditions of your insurance policy is that you notify them promptly of any potentially insured incident and you are already 2.5 days on from it. Do you have any friends or family who can help you access your policy details and phone your insurer today?
Also, have you had the results of the CT scan you had done yesterday in your local A&E dept?

It might be worth being aware that there is a possibility that the crew may also have been getting input (via phone) from the airline's own on call medical advisors (usually A&E/ER Physicians) so the firefighter/paramedics might not have been the only medical pros in the loop.

I have to admit I'd find it odd if the captain really insisted the OP was made to leave the aircraft by walking if the firefighters were sure a stretcher was the best option...

Headway might be a useful charity for you. They have their own forum as well. Headway.org.uk

The 1999 Montreal Convention holds the airline liable for your injuries, OP. You need advice from your insurance company or solicitor about how broadly this can be construed, but the spirit of the treaty is fairly generous. It appears to be a very clear case from what you have described, but IANAL.

I lived in America for some time and I’ve also never heard of wandering out of A&E without providing payment information.

I am sorry this happened, and I hope you and your DC recover quickly.