Again, at the CPR class...Okay...here's another scenerio, something I disagreed with again. Shame one me....Remind me to never take a medical class from anyone else other than a medically trained professional. Ok here goes....what would you do...??
You are in the grocery store and a 28 year old female collapses to the floor. She responds to you when you talk to her, but she is not lucid and she stares off. She is lethargic and is acting drunk. She tells you that she is a diabetic. She doesn't tell you anything else.
Do you rush to the candy isle seeking SUGAR? Or do you ask her if she took her insulin today? Is there a possibility that she may be HYPERglycemic versus HYPOgyclemic? Maybe she didn't take her insulin and she ate something thinking she would be home in enough time to get her insulin....but the store was busier than she thought and she was held up longer....
Am I wrong? Lol...maybe...My simple...very simple answer was, "ASK" the person if they are conscious if they are diabetic for one, and second, ask if they took their insulin recently.
The typical non-medical person isn't going to know the difference between hyper or hypoglycemia. I'm reluctant to shove candy in someone's mouth if they are already hyperglycemic....
I don't think the intructor liked me very much. :chuckle
