Hi Tim,
When I came across the article a few hours ago I quickly thought of you. I figured you would be very interested in it. So many of us have come across police situations because of a seizure, myself included.
For me I had a seizure, most likely complex partial, while waiting for a train to get to work. The platform is just 1 1/2 feet higher than the tracks. Well, I last remember simply standing there. Next thing two policeman where standing next to me and one of them was loud asking me why did I lay down on the tracks! Over and over he asked! I thought about it wondering whats with him. I then thought that maybe I had a seizure? I told them I had epilepsy, pulled out a card in my wallet saying epilepsy and what to do during a seizure. The loud guy was told to leave by the other policeman. The loud guy really gave him a look! The guy then told me his nephew has epilepsy. He said your train will be here in 5 minutes, you can't get on it. Telling me he will stand here for 30 minutes till the next train comes. I wound up talking with him for the 30 minutes about different things. The train came, we shook hands and off I went to work. Later that week I contacted there office telling them his name and the good job he did. Can you imagine if they both didn't have a clue about epilepsy? Gosh was I lucky! Take care, keep a smile on your face!
Steve
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> Steve,
> This is really good,I've had problems a few of the times when a police officer was the first to respond after having a seizure. After having being unconscious during a seizure I was asked a few questions that required verbal-memory to answer, like:
> Can you name the current and past presidents? I can usually think of just a president, Kennedy.
> Then they usually think its alcohol or drug abuse. No smell of alcohol, then they pat me down for a drug and find my medicine that not in a labeled bottle. Then they arrest me for possession of drugs, when behind bars in police custody and when I ask for water to take medicine.
> I've been told that the drugs you had are in police evidence and you can't touch that. No doctor is on premises to evaluate it.
> This prevent breaking federal law ADA title II due to me not having medicine which requires water to it with.       Â
> If a paramedic asks any questions, they only require a yes or no answer. Thats if questions are asked, and they should every time a seizure takes place but allot of time they don't, just to take you to hospital; like:
> Do you have diabetes? No, meaning to them it probably not an emergency.
> If it was Yes, very low blood sugar probably caused the seizure which could be deadly.               Â
> Have you been diagnosed with epilepsy? Yes, meaning to them its not to the first time and probably isn't an emergency.
> But, if the seizure lasts more then 5mins. of if another starts right afterward it requires a hospital.    Â
> If No,a doctor needs to evaluate anyone having a first seizure.
> If Yes,but the seizure lasts more than 5mins or another starts just afterward this one.  Â
> Baldwinsville Police might need to know whatever is possible.
> Timothy Baldwin
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> From: Steve <stephenpales@
> To: epilepsy@yahoogroup
> Sent: Fri, December 25, 2009 8:08:11 PM
> Subject: [epilepsy] Epilepsy, Alzheimer’s priorities to Dewitt police
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