Let’s start with a question which we will circle back to later: Have you ever turned red out of embarrassment, stuttered a bit around the person you had a crush on, or felt your hands tremble when you got excited or nervous? Keep that in mind, and let’s move on for now. You respond with […]
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