First Diabedic Emergency

[AnthonyM83]

Okay, I actually have to watch out, because I...I guess I'd say I have a high empathizing/sympathizing ability and high score on the self-introspection-intelligence rating. SO, it's very easy for me to feel exactly how someone else is feeling based on looking at them and having them describe their situation.

There have been a few times I had a near syncopal (sounds got far away, field of vision narrowed, felt hot/cold, sweaty, light headed, needed to lie down immediately) while imagining someone else's problem.

Once happened when I asked a friend to explain to me in detail how it feels to have a seizure...from aura to blackout (wasn't even a medical emergency...she said I was white as a ghost).

Another time, person getting their haircut next to me fainted after he got a super minor cut from shears on his ear. After he came to, he explained how he used to pass out as a kid when he was cut (over a decade ago and not since). When medics showed up, I started getting light-headed as they interviewed him. I had to sit down.

I've seen MUCH crazier stuff at work and have never felt this on-duty, probably because when I work, I'm concentrating more on what needs to be done medically and doing a good job than ruminating on the patient. It's usually disconnected.

But I've found my solution is to just force a new thought into my head and concentrate on something specific.

[spenac]

Anthony I pity you, that does sound horrible. Now to poke fun, what happens if a female describes the horrors of child birth? :twisted:

[NKEHFAS]

now that i think about it...it was awhile back..but the medic gave the pt a squirt of nitro..and i smelt the overspray of it... after passing out one of my buddies made it clear of what happend and how it happened..lol thanks medics!

[AnthonyM83]

I have a low BP as it is...when the nitro comes out, I find something to do in the other corner of the ambulance as fast as I can.

[hammerpcp]

It is clear to me that the OP's main problem is the brain damage.

[AnthonyM83]

Huh?