10:10 in the AM. You respond to a 34 year-old-male c/o possible CVA. Upon arrival you find him seated in his apartment living room surrounded by two friends. He is alert and appears anxious. He tells you he was perfectly fine when he went to bed last night at around 11 PM. This is his […]
Tupper On Seizures and the F word Me too, seen it been there done that got the t-shirt. Any paramedic with a decent amount of workyears on that bus can pick out a faker upon arrival, no need for parameters or tests, it's clear. And yes, they need attention and care and all that, but not mine. I am a paramedic, i…
2014-05-03 17:03:31
Anne Castioni On Seizures and the F word I appreciate your discussion of the PNES for patients who are not faking and have legitimate psychiatric disorders. But I must say in my career as a paramedic in an inner city, I had my share of patients who needed a meal and a warm place to sleep and found simulating a seizure to the…
2014-05-01 22:46:22