Hello! I have a coworker who has been diagnosed with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (pseudo seizures). She has had several episodes on campus requiring EMS transport, she experiences violent convulsions lasting from seconds to 15 minutes, her post ictal phase seems to last hours to days. We have had to put the school on soft lockdown to keep students from witnessing the convulsions, 2 staff have been injured from her falling on them or while responding to her seizures and she has no idea when they are coming on. She was cleared to be on campus by HR and I am feeling so unprepared to deal with the situation.
We have no emergency response (other than general seizure first aid), she wants me to put a lorazepam pill in her mouth, WHILE SHE IS CONVULSING, to stop the seizure (which makes zero sense to me, from a pharmacological stand point, and I refuse to put anything in her mouth), and after the seizure is over, she wants to drive herself home.
I am not sure how to proceed. Since she is a staff member, not a student, I don't technically have any access to medical information, nor am I permitted to be a part of the safety planning. But I am still expected to respond if she has any episodes.
How would you approach this situation? My main concerns are: her physical safety, physical safety of the staff responding to her needs, student mental health after seeing/hearing the episodes, my liability for any injuries or for sending her home in her car. (I obviously refuse to be involved with allowing her to drive home, but I don't know how to prevent it.)
