Mum shares agonising photo of little girl to warn parents of simple supermarket mistake

A MUM has shared agonising photos of her little girl to warn parents over a simple supermarket mistake.

Little Millie had been out shopping with her mum and little brother Lincoln when disaster struck.

The youngster was sitting in a shopping trolley when it blew off the curb and tipped over.

In a bid to warn other parents of the dangers, Millie’s mum shared photos of the little one being treated in hospital with the Instagram page.

The images show Millie wearing a head bandage and being hooked up to various machines after being rushed to the accident and emergency department.

“All shopping trolleys with child restraints need to have a braking system in place. I am determined to make this happen. If I can do this and it stops just one child from being injured than it will be a success,” the Australian mum said.

The mum said that Millie had hit her head on the ground and that all of this had happened in the time that she had been putting her other child, Lincoln, in the car.

Once arriving at the emergency department, the mum said doctors monitored Millie for a few hours, before deciding she need a CT scan.

To the mum’s shock, they discovered a large brain bleed which was causing pressure on the little girl’s brain.

She said: “She was prepped immediately. Sedated, intubated and rushed lights and sirens to the Brisbane Children’s hospital where she was rushed straight into emergency brain surgery.

“She was in surgery for about two hours. Got out at 2am Friday morning. And was in the paediatric ICU until 1.30pm Saturday. Where we were then moved to the high acuity ward.”

Brain bleeds are most often caused by a burst blood vessel, known as a subarachnoid haemorrhage, which can occur due to trauma, according to the NHS.

A follow up CT scan showed that Millie’s brain is ‘looking great’.

Medics have now taken out her breathing tube and her mum said she’s flying through her tests and getting stronger each day.

“She’s now trying to sit up, smiling and eating. Her cheeky self is coming through now and I can’t be happier and proud of her progress,” she said.

Luckily, Millie has now been able to return home, but her mum is warning other parents over the dangers of these incidents.

First aiders at CPR Kids said many parents rely on trolleys to keep their little ones restrained in car parks, like Millie’s mum had.

This is especially common when trying to get two children into the car, they added.

“This could really happen to anyone,” the experts said.

In the UK, some shopping trolleys have built-in technology which stops the cart going too further afield.

This is usually set to a few 100 metres in order to prevent thieves from stealing the trolleys.

Seatbelts are also included on some trolley seats in order to keep little ones safe.