Paramedic here! I go to seizures all the time, and I usually wait until patients have completely come out of their postictal state before transporting. I’ve had a lot of people with seizure disorders who when all was said and done, didn’t want to go, which is fine, but obviously I have to explain risks of refusing and all that. One of the arguments I typically use is, while yes, I understand you have a seizure disorder, and you took your anticonvulsants/benzos/ whatever you take for seizures, but if you just had a seizure, maybe your medication or dosage should be adjusted, maybe a trip to the ED and a follow up with your neurologist isn’t the worst call. Reading this thread though, maybe my understanding here isn’t quite right. Can you help me feel a little better leaving an epileptic patient who just had a seizure and would like to refuse transport?
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Paramedic here! I go to seizures all the time, and I usually wait until patients have completely come out of their postictal state before transporting. I’ve had a lot of people with seizure disorders who when all was said and done, didn’t want to go, which is fine, but obviously I have to explain risks of refusing and all that. One of the arguments I typically use is, while yes, I understand you have a seizure disorder, and you took your anticonvulsants/benzos/ whatever you take for seizures, but if you just had a seizure, maybe your medication or dosage should be adjusted, maybe a trip to the ED and a follow up with your neurologist isn’t the worst call. Reading this thread though, maybe my understanding here isn’t quite right. Can you help me feel a little better leaving an epileptic patient who just had a seizure and would like to refuse transport?
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