seizures rarely rerquire hospitalization

[ngas]

90%+ of the time when one has a seizure they do NOT need hospitalization. We need to educate the public of this.

Dont you agree?

[Meetz1064]

know about 90% of the time, but the great majority of the time, I think you're right....

[epileric]

I think the vast majority of times there is nothing the hospital can do.

Only when the seizures are continuous or someone goes into status do I think the hospital has any use.

I know when I had a T/C in a supermarket the manager begged me to wait for the ambulance. I refused to & just left but I'm sure he did this to cover his behind for fear of being held responsible for something he didn't want to be.

[Crystal11]

I went to the E.R. early September because my doctor asked me to if I had anymore seizures. I called my doctor's office and told them that I was having more seizures than usual. So my friend call EMS and they took my away to the hospital but because I didnt have a seizure in the E.R. there was not a whole lot they could do. They checked for illness and CBC and blood levels on my meds just to make sure I was not low on something. It helped to know that everything is okay- but a very boreing 3 hours just to be observed.

The hospital is a great place to be when you do have seizures though- they can provide you medicaitons quickly and make sure nothing more severe happens. But for the most part- we have seizures here and there but don't require hospitalization or long-term observations.
Most people want us to go to the hospital because they don't realize that for the most part, unless something else happens, we will be okay after the seizure.

Take care,
Crystal

[droolmonster]

I don't think seizures need hospitalization, and I hate it when people call 911.

Paramedics are annoying. You can ask them to leave but only if you sign a form will they actually do it. It's called the AMA form.

Seizures don't need hospitalization. But sometimes when you have a seizure and don't fully come back to yourself right away, there's nothing you can do, because you don't know what an AMA form is. This is obviously assuming some butthead has called 911.

I'm pretty hopeless about educating people at this point. I've had seizures for seven years. The worst part of the disease is that people don't know what it is. I'm just glad I've never had someone try to shove a bit in my mouth, hold onto my tongue, or steralize me, which was law in some states in the seventies.

[vapour]

I am unsure about this, but sure about one thing.

My seizures come in clusters and have gone on without stopping a few times and so i had to go to the ER (they are not tonic clonic however)

The ER or paramedics are pretty useless. All they will do is pump you will IV ativan and then when its stopped out the door you go ... if your seizures are uncontrolled its basically a "see you again in a few days"

Im extremly hesitant to go there, id rather deal with it myself than go and have IV's. however i will be discussing when to call...or go with my neurologist next week.

Anyway, its helpful info to know that 90% of seizures dont need the ER.. infact thats posative information.....

[KelVarQ]

I don't believe most seizures need hospitalization, however, I would rather a person (who's not familiar) call 911 should they find me seizing rather than not since you just NEVER KNOW since most times we don't even know what's going on after a full blown seizure.

[Nakamova]

I think 911 is the default reaction to a seizure, and probably the right call for a stranger to make if the person having the seizure can't speak for themselves.

[C0urt]

Went to the er more than 50 times last year. I maybe only needed to go about 3-4. problem is I pass out after a lot of mine.

[ngas]

so in your example you needed to go 3.5/50 = 7% of the time

[Aubrey]

The lovely thing about EMTs is they when they don't care whether you can talk or not... I know we should all be grateful because they are performing a service, but, IMO, E should not be an entirely unknown quantity for a health professional to deal with. It should not be too much for them to know that a slow post-ictal recovery is not no-recovery, and two, if the person says their services are not wanted, it is probably at best a medical neutral and a financial detriment, even by common medical standards, for them to take a ride under duress. If the person is well enough, or has someone there to say "go away" on their behalf, then EMTs need to be taught to do just that. OK, I have probably exhausted my expression of this opinion.

[C0urt]

thank you aubrey