A WHAT fell on her head?

[Imogene]

Okay, so, I got in to work an hour early, as per usual today, and was walking to the break room to hang up my smock, and drop off my fleece, and did a double take as I noticed R in the store out of my peripheral vision. I stopped, and turned to talk to her. R is an older lady, just turned 80-something, usually only works Mondays, which is what caught me off guard.
RJ: Hey, R, what're you doing here today? It's not Monday, right...? What day is it? *muse, muse, muse*
R: I just show up when they tell me to, and I don't know what day it is.
RJ: It's Thursday, just so you know. *and go back to the break room to do previously mentioned stuffs, then wander the store for about twenty minutes, then head into the break room again, to see R sitting in a chair at the table, and five coworkers talking to her in odd tones. I grab a seat, and listen quietly until someone mentions R got hit on the head by a space heater! And they were just constantly asking her questions to make sure she didn't have a concussion*
D (class director): *pacing the room* Alright, R, what month is it?
R: *long pause* December.
D: continues asking random questions, until N pipes up* "It's November, R."
R: It is?
D: what day is it?"
RJ: "Ooo! I know this one! It's Thursday!" (what? It sounded like D was confused about it)
I got a shushing motion at me, and someone said, "We were asking R."
Who apparently failed to hear me anyway.
Bizarre.

[Soulstealer]

I hope your coworker is allright, did she go to the hospital?

[Geek King]

She needs to. She sounds like a textbook case of concussion, from what I was taught in First Aid. She needs to be looked at, as she could function somewhat for some time before it gets bad enough to incapacitate her.

[Imogene]

I'm not entirely sure if she went to the hospital or not, all I'm certain of is that she got a ride home from J, earlier than she would've gone home, as the bus only runs there twice daily, I think, and we didn't want her to be stuck at work if she did feel bad.

I forgot to add in my OP, a few hours after R got back on register, a customer came through my line, I rang her out, and she suddenly leaned in conspiratorily close, to tell me, "I don't think that lady knows what she's doing."
*blink, blink* "Oh, you mean R? Yeah, she's just there for the moment, she got hit on the head, we're watching her to make sure she doesn't have a concussion."
"Oh, well, I didn't want to sound like I was complaining."
"Well, you did."

[Bright_Star]

Someone should have taken her to the hospital as soon as they found that she got hit in the head. Humouring her was in bad taste.

[Becks]

Someone should have taken her to the hospital as soon as they found that she got hit in the head. Humouring her was in bad taste.

Yep. I agree. A trip to the hospital is mandatory.

[edible_hat]

yep, I have an aunt who is a retired nurse and over the years she saw a lot of cases where people with head injuries say "I feel fine!" and check themselves out, only to be found dead in their beds the next morning. (Not to freak people out or anything, there were plenty of cases where they were fine but it's a "better safe than sorry" situation)

[Captain Trips]

Any competent employer would have INSISTED on her seeing a physician, and quite probably a visit to the emergency room. That old, with a head injury? Definite worker's comp issue, probably concussion, and if there are any repercussions from the injury where she wasn't sent to the hospital, a DEFINITE lawsuit. Why wasn't the boss informed? If (s)he was, why didn't they insist on a trip to the hospital -- IMMEDIATELY? She should be observed by professionals, not her co-workers -- unless you work in a hospital.

[Gravekeeper]

Definitely to the hospital, you do *not* want to mess with head injuries in any way shape or form. Even if they seem fine at first glance. Plus, a space heater? Ow.