Question 32 · LDEK · Medically compromised patient
Indicate the false statement concerning the management of a patient in the case of a grand mal seizure:
- A. remove all the instruments and dressings from the oral cavity.
- B. place the patient in the Trendelenburg position and protect them from an additional trauma.
- C. the tongue must be protected from biting by securing an elastic buffer between the arches, such as a bandage.
- D. anti-seizure medication should be administered, the drug of choice is diazepam, it should be administered iv, or if it is impossible - intramuscularly.
- E. further steps should include transporting the patient to the hospital, preferably to the neurological ward.
Hint
Which body position is meant for fainting and shock rather than for a patient having a convulsive seizure?
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