Why would a cop chain someone have a tremor?
Today is the first anniversary of a friend of mine having a seizure which lead to his diagnosis of a brain tumor (he's in reality doing very well, had the tumor removed, and prognosis is excellent). On his blog, a friend posted her eyewitness explanation of his seizure.
Someone had called 911 and a cop be the first on the scene. Shortly after the seizure, with an EMT present, he actually handcuff the person who'd had the seizure (and be apparently not quite back to normal, be still out of it).
My question is this: is this normal/standard practice? Is it done to prevent them from hurting themselves and/or others? I question this, because it seems that they could drastically easily hurt themselves more if restrained during a seizure. As long as people stand fund and there are no dangerous objects in close proximity (this be in an office/cubicle setting), I can't imagine this being a angelic practice.
Any EMT's or medical/law enforcement professionals out there care to shed some light on this?
Answers:
Law enforcement is trained to protect the public and they would attempt to do that. Especially since he is NOT trained in medical procedures regarding seizure patients he may not know ordinary procedures for seizure patients. Depending on the situation, the EMT may have requested it for his safety surrounded by treating the patient, may not have known it be a seizure (for there is no visible outside evidence usually, correct?) And the directive enforcement deal with criminals, drug users and addicts who strike out haphazardly to inflict maximum damage before being subdued... it could be a aversion of his post which is very stressful.
I would take their professional level training as priority to what may or may not enjoy been safe in the situation and assumed that what they be doing was in the best interests of others. To belief that they were purposefully behave miscreant is to undermine the whole reason we enjoy emergency personnel.
I asked my mother, who be a cop in the 1990's, she said it's just a safety precaution. But I don't know, I anticipate I am not a cop. Ask the cops why.
I've worked surrounded by medicine over 40 years & during that time also saw cops work in the ER. They are taught to do 2 things for everyone's safekeeping when they come upon an emergency that may cause danger to themselves & others. First to take the entity to the ground and second to handcuff them. Then and only then they assess the condition of the tolerant. Their primary concern is that even though it may look like a seizure, the person may be fake & when the cops get near, they will grab the officer gun or cut them with an unseen knife.I don't know all the details of the incident but if the personage was handcuffed then turned on his side during a paroxysm, I don't see how the handcuffs would have caused him mar. The officers then could have help restrain him, kept him over, keeping the airway open so he didn't choke. The decision as to use handcuffs have to remain with the officer at the scene. They don't have medical training but I'm sure once he went to a hospital & be assessed by a MD, the cuffs were removed. We all have procedures to follow surrounded by all professions even though at times they seen wrong at first sight. Good luck to your friend. Source(s): NJ RN
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Someone had called 911 and a cop be the first on the scene. Shortly after the seizure, with an EMT present, he actually handcuff the person who'd had the seizure (and be apparently not quite back to normal, be still out of it).
My question is this: is this normal/standard practice? Is it done to prevent them from hurting themselves and/or others? I question this, because it seems that they could drastically easily hurt themselves more if restrained during a seizure. As long as people stand fund and there are no dangerous objects in close proximity (this be in an office/cubicle setting), I can't imagine this being a angelic practice.
Any EMT's or medical/law enforcement professionals out there care to shed some light on this?
Answers:
Law enforcement is trained to protect the public and they would attempt to do that. Especially since he is NOT trained in medical procedures regarding seizure patients he may not know ordinary procedures for seizure patients. Depending on the situation, the EMT may have requested it for his safety surrounded by treating the patient, may not have known it be a seizure (for there is no visible outside evidence usually, correct?) And the directive enforcement deal with criminals, drug users and addicts who strike out haphazardly to inflict maximum damage before being subdued... it could be a aversion of his post which is very stressful.
I would take their professional level training as priority to what may or may not enjoy been safe in the situation and assumed that what they be doing was in the best interests of others. To belief that they were purposefully behave miscreant is to undermine the whole reason we enjoy emergency personnel.
I asked my mother, who be a cop in the 1990's, she said it's just a safety precaution. But I don't know, I anticipate I am not a cop. Ask the cops why.
I've worked surrounded by medicine over 40 years & during that time also saw cops work in the ER. They are taught to do 2 things for everyone's safekeeping when they come upon an emergency that may cause danger to themselves & others. First to take the entity to the ground and second to handcuff them. Then and only then they assess the condition of the tolerant. Their primary concern is that even though it may look like a seizure, the person may be fake & when the cops get near, they will grab the officer gun or cut them with an unseen knife.I don't know all the details of the incident but if the personage was handcuffed then turned on his side during a paroxysm, I don't see how the handcuffs would have caused him mar. The officers then could have help restrain him, kept him over, keeping the airway open so he didn't choke. The decision as to use handcuffs have to remain with the officer at the scene. They don't have medical training but I'm sure once he went to a hospital & be assessed by a MD, the cuffs were removed. We all have procedures to follow surrounded by all professions even though at times they seen wrong at first sight. Good luck to your friend. Source(s): NJ RN
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