To worry this will end up with social services involved

I dont think you can judge all men because you chose to marry a useless one.

I know a few social workers op, this might be logged somewhere but nothing will happen. The threshold for getting involved with a family is quite high (in spite of what tv drama's would have people believe.)
If your child wasn't old enough to have bumped their head by themselves it would be much more worrying. A worried stressed out parent badgering the nurses might also be better than a nonchalant one.
If things keep happening it will show a pattern.

Yanbu. His attitude is exactly what would raise a concern more than the injury. It’s not advocating for your child in an ED because they are caring and triaging for all and everyone needs to be seen on life threatening priority with children being given as much of a higher priority as possible without harming others. He will not have improved your child’s care in any way. I have escalated parental concerns in an ED before with this sort of behaviour and asked for SS review. It only needs a check to ensure there are no needs at home that ca. be supported to improve the child’s experience and the parenting style. It’s not a concern that would lead to more serious actions unless something else was found during their investigation so I really wouldnt worry. If it does get escalated it will be entirely supportive to make sure your husband is coping and knows how to parent appropriately. It’s nothing to worry about. It sounds like he may benefit from some input.

It will get logged but I doubt they will contact you - unfortunately I have had social services follow me up after my eldest burnt himself in a freak accident & the nurse was very very suspiscious of me and told me off a lot and reported it, they called me twice but were satisfied it was an accident. so don't stress out too much, even if they do get in touch, they won't take your child or anything like that - kids have accidents often but sometimes they do have to check. i am more concerned about why you're so worried about them contacting you, is everything ok at home?

I can't say if social services will be involved my guess is likely not but this shows how ur partner can't cope under pressure. If he was made to wait irs based on triage so obviously no offense more sick or injured children than your own or perhaps were waiting for a consultant review. One thing I can't tolerate is ignorant or narky behaviour to Healthcare workers who are only trying their best. Maybe he needs to look at the big picture here does he break down or snap under stress or pressure. On a side note my dc fell forward off a push toy went over the bars only a wee tiny thing but sustained bleeding and a black eye/nose. Nothing became of it i took them to get checked out as I had nothing to hide and wanted it documented to show that. Never heard from anyone since I think wirh nursery I just signed a form confirming I had sought medical advice and that was it no social worker etc

Why are you terrified of social services getting involved if there is nothing to hide? They may get a referral and they may or may not decide to follow it up, but if you are confident that DS is well cared for and that you and DH are good parents and that there is no abuse there is nothing to worry about. Kids do fall and hurt themselves all the time so in itself the injury won’t warrant involvement with social services beyond maybe a check-in with the family, unless there are other issues they are going to find if it does warrant a visit there is nothing to worry about.

You don't have to feel guilty because you weren't there. It sounds like the accident would probably have happened even if you were, and mothers are perfectly entitled to go out sometimes.

This type of childhood accident won’t trigger SS involvement. Children this age are always falling over, unfortunately! Maybe a call to check that all is well. But…I’ve just re-read your op, and I may be wrong, but it sounds like you may have your own doubts that it was an accident. Do you? Has your child ever sustained injuries before, when your partner has been in sole charge? Not suggesting at all that this is the case - as pp have said, most parents end up in A&E at some point, often for worse accidents than your ds’s - but it’s just that you sound in your post like you’re wondering if you should have left your ds with your partner.

Ive been tetchy at a&e with sick or injured young children before, it cant be unusual.

I also remember stressing about social services after you visit with a baby/ toddler.

Dont worry op, all is well and it'll be fine.

DS2 went through a period of being accident-prone & it seemed like we were in A&E every month for about 6 months. A chicken pox spot went septic, tripped & cut his head on a table, broke his leg while playing in the playground at school, fell & cut his lip while playing in the garden, dislocated a finger playing football (he was in goal). All while being supervised. Accidents happen.

Men are wank at childcare in my experience. I do the school run 10 x a week and have done for 18 months and the worst thing that has happened is one of them stood in dog poo. My OH did the school run once (so I could work) last week and one of our children slipped and hurt his back. WTF? They are beyond useless. I think you’ll get a call very shortly if they refer to SS, my instinct is they won’t if it’s an isolated incident and your child is at an age where this type of injury is likely to occur (walking with sharp objects at head height) I really wouldn’t worry (easier said than done) because you’ve nothing to hide so it would likely be a few questions and then case closed. As your children get older you do begins to realise that the old ‘better to be safe than sorry’ doesn’t always apply. For example in future if you can stop bleeding and the child is alert and well and isn’t sick or falling asleep then you might want to
wait a little bit before deciding whether to go to A&E. The wait times are horrendous and stressful for everyone and aren’t always needed (as in this case) I’m not criticising him in any way for taking him. I was at A&E a lot with my eldest and did get a SS call because there were a lot of banged heads, I was probably a bit over cautious in hindsight and with my younger ones I do a bit of observation before deciding what action to take.

As others have said, if this is a one off then they will have no need to report it to ss.

Your hv will be notified, this is completely normal and they are notified of all a&e attendances, not just head injuries, and they may give you a call. This is just to see how you are all doing.

Glad little one is ok, don't feel guilty, even with constant supervision, they still find a way to fall and hurt themselves.

Your dh on the other hand, was very out of line to speak to hospital staff that way. They would have been working extremely hard and would not be keeping him waiting on purpose. Hopefully he doesn't treat you the same way.

Don’t worry, if there was any chance of SS being involved over a fairly minor injury I dread to think how they’d have reacted to my son’s record when he was small- a cut to the face that needed stitches when he was two, a cut to the back of the head that again need stitches when he was three, a broken collarbone at four, and a compound fracture to the arm at eight that broke the skin and needed resetting under a general anaesthetic! All genuine accidents, and never a sniff of SS.
As for him being snippy in A&E, if it was a very long wait with a tired and injured small child, probably disrupting a mealtime too, it’s understandable. Consider what the staff have to deal with every day- people with serious drug problems, having mental health crises, drunks, people actually dying- it would have just been part of the daily grind.
We’re fortunate in living somewhere big enough for an actual children’s A&E, which makes things much easier, but a general A&E, especially on a weekend evening, can be hell, and they’ll have understood that he was stressed, concerned and upset.
Don’t sweat it.

Your partner wbu they way he was speaking to A&E staff, and very worrying that he didn’t want to wait for your DS to be seen. Social services may be contacted but if they do this will be more routine and you may get a phone call. It’s happened to me before when my I took my baby to A&E with a head bump but it was very much a routine call check in and nothing to worry about.

Does he know hours of wait at a/e is the norm? Probably not. Sitting about with a fractious child would be stressful.
Just get your table corners covered, or remove table. And stop worrying. Be grateful Dc is fine.

Your DH being abrupt and possibly rude to staff is not ideal but sounds like he was worried and a bit stressed so I would hope they would be understanding of that.

PP on here are being a bit harsh I think. Sounds like he wanted your kid seen to asap so was a bit frustrated at having to wait

Your being paranoid dont worry it sounds like your partner was stressed out SS are OK if there's not a problem in the household and if they think you need a little help they will help so dont worry if they do get involved but I doubt they will

They'll only refer to SSD if they think there are safeguarding concerns

So was their assessment of the injury that it fitted with the description given or not. If not, they'll deem it NAI at this stage (although they're notorious for changing their minds half way through an investigation)

If that was the case the police would have been called there and then

They may wonder about the level of supervision but this type of accident is very common, you cant have eyes in the back of your head at all times and in a flash things happen. But if they think dad was just outside having a fag and not supervising properly the might refer on that basis or equivalent

They wont refer on the basis of him being shitty, its not ideal if he was rude and snippy but parents advocate for their kids all the time and no, waiting around at A+E all night if its not necessary isnt actually appropriate for the child, so either the child needs to be seen or the patient should be sent home. People often do make the decision to go home. If that is deemed as being a safeguarding issue, ie the child needed to remain, thats different and a referral might come out of that.

My daughter at about 14 months or so fell and hit her head on the TV stand while my husband and I were in the room. She had a cut on the corner of her forehead that bless really badly so we first rushed to the GP who cleaned her up then a&e. She had to have her wound glued together. Nothing got logged. I've witnessed stressed people in a&e being abrupt with staff. I'm sure as it's an isolated incident safeguarding won't be an issue

You are massively overthinking it. Kids trip all the time, and often bump their head in doing so, particularly when they just start walking. If anything, you both should look at childproofing your house because tables are one of the most common causes of accidents in the house with children...

My first experience at A&E with my baby was the most frustrating and stressful situation I've been. I was absolutely not prepared for the rubbish treatment and conditions of a paediatric service. Now I know, and would set my expectations differently.

Your husband was absolutely wrong if he was abusive to the staff, but ultimately he did what he could in a stressful situation. I would let him express his experience living though it, and reflect on what he could do differently next time.

They might call to follow up.going their job. Dont worry. These things are very, very common. You partner needs talking to. However if you think he did something you should deal with That.

As long as it’s not a regular occurrence they won’t be concerned, kids have accidents

Plus telling you you're ridiculous to be concerned. No, op, most reasonable people don't shout at NHS staff even when they're worried.

Try not to worry. Accidents happen sometimes. You might get a call but you can just explain what happened. If you think about desperately sad cases that have been in the news. If those kids weren't removed from their abuser, you definitely won't have a child removed for one accident which can happen to anyone.