Horse kicks girl in head at Murrurundi property: serious but stable condition

A YOUNG girl has suffered significant lacerations to her face after she was kicked in the head by a horse in the Upper Hunter on Saturday.

Emergency services were called to a property at Murrurundi about 1.30pm after reports a child had been seriously injured in a horse accident.

NSW Ambulance paramedics and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter were called to the scene, where medics treated a girl described as being in a serious but stable condition.

The young child had taken a kick to the head from a horse on the property, and according to NSW Ambulance reports, had suffered significant head injuries during the incident.

Paramedics treated the child before she was transported by ambulance to the Murrurundi Hospital helipad.

The ambulance crew rendezvoused with the helicopter's critical care medical team and the patient was stabilised before being flown to John Hunter Hospital for further treatment.

On Sunday the girl remained in a serious but stable condition.

Article courtesy of Australian Community Media and the Hunter Valley News