LucidResq
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I was riding with the FD today when we got a call for an unconscious party.
Came to a guy laid out completely postictal in his backyard - unresponsive, foaming at the mouth, snoring, etc. Wife said he's diabetic and had been having trouble with his levels lately, and his BGL was extremely low so the medic I was with pushed some D50.
Within 2 minutes the man was coming to, looking around and talking. Within 5-10 minutes he was a little tired but completely oriented, coherent, and normal.
It was just really cool to witness how fast he turned around with a little sugar. I've heard about it before but to actually witness it was really neat. It made my day.
Came to a guy laid out completely postictal in his backyard - unresponsive, foaming at the mouth, snoring, etc. Wife said he's diabetic and had been having trouble with his levels lately, and his BGL was extremely low so the medic I was with pushed some D50.
Within 2 minutes the man was coming to, looking around and talking. Within 5-10 minutes he was a little tired but completely oriented, coherent, and normal.
It was just really cool to witness how fast he turned around with a little sugar. I've heard about it before but to actually witness it was really neat. It made my day.