Which of the following pieces of information learned from the SAMPLE and OPQRST history of the patient who had a seizure is of greatest concern to the EMT?
A. The patient has a history of epilepsy.
B. The patient quit taking his anti-seizure medicine.
C. The patient has a history of diabetes.
D. The patient is being treated for hypertension.
Answer: B. The patient quit taking his anti-seizure medicine.
While the patient history concerning diabetes, hypertension or epilepsy is of immediate application in the treatment of the patient, a patient who is on medication for seizures has an active condition that is being treated to suppress the seizure activity. If the patient stops that medicine, the seizures will start to break through and may lead to a status epileptics event.
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