We often have to take a few deep breaths to stay calm. A few weeks ago a person had been dangerous driving, and had paralysed another person who was about 5 beds round the corner from their bed. They were complaining because his leg (a specific part of it but patient confidentially) hurt, little more than a fracture. The other was silent in the bed around the corner. That one took some walking away from. How the parents of the person could be 5 beds away from the other knowing that person had paralysed the other one. Admirable. I’d of killed them had I been the parents and not the nurse.
I will say to parents it probably doesn’t warrant a repeat trip but sometimes parents do know children best and I’d never want to put them off coming if they just “knew” something was wrong.
We had a child another time, all observations fine, no signs of injury but parents just couldn’t shake a feeling. Did CT scan and brain bleed. What amazing parents.