16-month-old Harper Hartline was trying to climb up into a golf cart on the evening of July 29, 2023 when she fell off and hit her head on the sidewalk. Her Dad Braden, who is an orthopedic surgeon, immediately assessed her and she seemed to be okay. He kept watch over her for the next several hours, but around 10:30 pm he had a difficult time waking her. That's when he noticed one pupil was dilated- a classic sign of a traumatic brain injury.
He and his wife rushed Harper to Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, where they triaged her and decided she needed immediate transport by Memorial Hermann Life Flight to Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital. She had a brain bleed.
Upon arrival, she was taken straight from the helipad into an OR where a team was waiting to perform surgery to relieve the pressure building up in her brain. The surgery was successful and today Harper is healthy and recently celebrated her 2nd birthday.
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