Reply to a fall:
Im not a doctor but i too have a shunt. Shunts are made of plastic and yes can withstand a lot of what lifes every day activites throw at us. Some falls will cause the shunt to shatter.
Watch for dialation of the pupals , I may not have spelt that correctly.
Generally the shunt is tough.
I fell on ice when i was 12 shattering my shunt immediatly i felt dizzy , sick to stomach and soon began to projectile vomit , ( something out of a movie) no it was real .
Shunts that are put into infants as i was will need revisions as mine did .
Persons with shunts are not barbie dolls who need exta care , persons with shunts are like everyone else.
There is safty issues that un shunted peple as well as persons with shunts face.
Live a normal life be happy