FAKE SEIZURES AND RECTAL TEMPS

Skits from the ER [Ep. 52].

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[stephanielim]

This reminds me of a patient of mine. Was talking to her about discharge planning and she literally flung herself out of her wheelchair and started shaking on the floor.

[brighteyes]

I broke half a tooth on my dresser having one of my good ol grand mal seizures. It’s crazy how people fake this

[leahs.]

I treat "fake" seizures much more seriously that my other EMS colleagues. My first "fake" seizures was a fairly young man probably in his early 30s who had just been picked up on a warrant. The senior EMS I was working with mocked me for taking him seriously. By the time we brought in the next case he had already been discharged. At about 6am we were called to the local detention center for an unresponsive patient. He never woke up, died 3 days later.
This has happened more than once, picked up a teenager with her mom from school, mom insisted she was faking. She had a HR of 210.

[epilepsyawareness]

I hate that there’s so much of this -“is he faking, is he not?” Because I have been accused of faking my seizures my whole childhood and only six years ago did I get diagnosed with epilepsy and had a brain surgery. Now everyone in my family and nurses at the hospital believe me (of course) it’s just sad that people would fake them and make others doubt the people that actually have them.

[leahs.]

I had a patient like this. She was labeled a drug seeker and was ignored. When I came on duty in the ER I found her laying in puddle of her own urine begging for one drug; Keppra. Yep, she was asking for a non-narcotic anticonvulsant. She had suffered multiple seizures while in the ER and because she had been labeled as a drug seeker she had been ignored for nearly 10 hours.

[xzailax]

One of my favorite nursing jokes: What did the nurse say when they found a rectal thermometer in their pocket? Damn, some asshole has my pen!

[gohardgibson]

This was a really good one. Kinda like a two-part skit. Rock on Bro!

[Lady_Ow_of_the_Undead]

I worked on the surgical impatient floor of a hospital as a unit secretary and had a patient who didn't want to be discharged (drug seeker), he tried faking a seizure, but little did the patient know that his surgeon had the bedside manner of a cold dead fish (literally). This doctor just stepped over him and walked out of the room to finish his discharge papers, never batted an eye

[alsinakiria]

My mother just tells them that they'll lose their driver's license for at least a year. It's what happened to her even though she only ever had seizures while asleep, never awake and only when under extreme stress. They stop their fake shaking immediately when everyone nodds in agreement. Depending on their mood the doctors will still put I a request to have the license suspended "for safety". It's not something to joke about

[leighjantac]

I just laughed so hard that I started choking and strangers came up to me to make sure I was okay. Thanks for that, Steveioe.

[LadyRad]

Oh my God that ending! These skits are getting funnier and funnier!😳🤣🤣🤣

[serfurgiblurge]

I have epilepsy, gotta say, a. I have seizures, and I don’t think even I could fake one, b. Even if I could fake one, I wouldn’t because that’s a MASSIVELY shity thing to do.

In case anyone in curious what an actual seizure is like: they differ from person to person, I have epileptic partial-seizures. They’re less dangerous than grand mals, and they’re basically a tiny seizures that happen sequentially.
Mine usually last 30-120 seconds each, and there’s cooldown periods in between them. I usually lose some of my sight, get really big headaches and can’t move my legs, those happen fairly often and isn’t really a hinderence for me.
but the big ones are really scary. My biggest one was a year before I got diagnosed and got on medication, I had a sequence of 7 over the span of half an hour. I watched a really scary movie at the theater and got up to leave during the credits and I just collapsed. I couldn’t move my arms or legs, I couldn’t talk, it felt like I couldn’t breathe, It was hard to see, and the overall sensation was “full body Charlie horse”. That. Shit. Hurts. I didn’t know what was going on and I thought I was dying.
Under any other circumstances, not being able to move, talk, breath, see, and you’re in immense pain = imminent death.
This shit isn’t fun, and it’s not fun to do it to get out of something or get attention. I have anxiety, I don’t want to have a seizure in the middle of a crowded movie theater, or a restaurant, or in class. All the people around you, while they might have well intentions, start crowding you and asking if you’re ok, like no. No I am not I just want to be dragged into the staff room away from everyone so I can ride it out in peace and quite and get on with my day.

[carmenita]

I like how Austin is so naive, but my Fav character is definitely RICH ! 😂😂😂
P.S: Like Ben too

[jinmakessugalaughandsugama]

I just got cleared from seizures and its not something to fake and its definitely a serious situation since i had a big one during class to where the emergency had to come to my school i really hope ppl arent doing this in real life. Also i love your vide ben thanks for spreading awareness i really appreciate it and im blessed to say that a couple months ago ive been cleared i still have some symptoms but i havent had a full blown seizure in 4 years so yea thanks ben all the best to you and anyone struggling with this i wish you many blessings and happiness to come you'll get through this fighting!!!🎉🎉💜💜💜🤗💯

Thank you guys so much for the likes i appreciate u all for sharing your stories and family stories and friends stories im humbly thankful to you all...make sure to spread awareness and celebrate those who've fought through this and again thank you!!!💙✨💙

[ravindraprasad]

i love this. and at the end "do you have a mint" hilarious.

[dla]

Lmfao, another classic. I am looking forward to my daily dose everyday. Characters are so smooth, can't believe it's one person. Great job

[rriotghoul]

As somebody with Epilepsy I found it really fun that people fake this to avoid being discharged when in reality it sucks and discharge is the best option.

[TheDevilDarling]

The primary thermometer we use in my hospital are ones that go in the ear and are a different shape so fortunately there's no way to mix it up with the rectal ones 😂

[cassandrabelyeu]

Uhh….I’m glad that when I was a kid and had panic attacks(possibly connected to my autism spectrum disorder), and tried to get medical help for shaking, rocking, etc, they never told me why they were laughing.
Of course, fake seizures do exist, but if it’s clearly not a seizure, please mention that first?

“Oh, no, you’re having a SEIZURE.”
“That’s the worst I’ve seen anyone fake a SEIZURE in my career.”
“If that *seizure* were not fake, you would aspirate and die any minute now.”
“This thermometer is for our SeIzUrE patients. Of which you are suddenly one.“

Because you know what I’m especially good at handling?
Sarcasm….and surprises.
(Note for the sarcastically challenged: Previous two sentences contain sarcasm.)

[spacelasertech]

A similar tactic that I read of is asking for the ocular needle. If the patient doesn't respond, the other nurse says, "The needle for the eye?"

Never fails.