D: Emergency!

[teyla]

o.O I just had one of my flat mates collapse right in front of my door.

I'd just gotten home, and was sitting here browsing the f-list, when I heard a bang. I just thought it was idiots slamming their doors at 3 am, as you sometimes find them in student residences, but then it happened again, and it was really loud, so I took a look outside my door to see one of my flat mates all crumpled up on the floor. He was really out of it, and had a huge lump on his forehead, which he'd gotten when he apparently banged his head against the wall when he fell.

Turns out he's an epileptic, which I didn't know - but then, I haven't told anyone that I'm a diabetic, so I shouldn't be criticizing - and that he really dislikes hospitals. The paramedic showed up, and he said he'd suggest the flat mate (let's call him J.) should go to the hospital to have himself checked out, but J. was very decided about not wanting to go to the hospital. Since I don't have to be in till 4 pm tomorrow, I offered to check in on him every other hour, so I'm not gonna be getting much sleep. But that's cool, because in exchange, I'm gonna be getting to ask all the 'what's your name?'/'do you know where you are?'/'what's your birthday and shoe size?' questions in real life. ;)

In other news, not much news, except that I might be joining a band. Lol, the UK is really turning me into an extrovert. It's very scary.

Comments

[chaoskir.livejournal.com]

Hihi, have fun with those "scary-thing". I hope J. will be okay.

[teyla]

He seemed fine when I checked in on him before; I think he'll be okay. He's going to see a doctor about this, but I guess it might just have been the stress of moving away from home that set off his epilepsy.

:D I will try!

[sexy-severus.livejournal.com]

Well, J. can really count himself lucky, that you where around this time.
Let's hope that he's going to be fine but with your professional care I don't have any doubts about it :)

*decorates you with the 'Hero of the Day' medal*

[teyla]

Hee, not much professional care to be had. I just stuck my head into his room a couple of times and asked if he was alright. He's going to go see a doctor today, so I'm sure he'll be fine.

[alex51324.livejournal.com]

Goodness, that's a bit of a shock, isn't it? I once had a student go into a seizure right in the middle of my class--I didn't have the first idea what to do. Luckily, the student next to him happened to be an EMT, and took charge of the situation. It's very good of you to take care of checking in on your flatmate--I hope he doesn't have any further trouble!

[teyla]

Yeah, it was a little scary. Since I didn't know that he had a condition, I first assumed that he'd simply drank way too much. Which would have been scarier, because alcohol poisoning can lead to so many unpleasant things, while an epileptic fit is scary, but goes away after a while.

I think J. is okay now, though - he seemed alright when I checked in on him. So that's the first scary incident at halls over and done with, lol. ;)

[hibernia1.livejournal.com]

How nice of you to volunteer to check on J. every other hour. I hope he's fine now. And wow - join a band?? That's a huge step!

[teyla]

Lol, if I'm actually gonna do that, it's gonna be a crappy band, quite possibly without a drummer - so, not SUCH a huge step. I've been wanting to be part of a crappy band for a while - just for the fun of it, you know?

And yeah, J.'s alright. He's been to the doctor and has been checked out and all, and it seems like there won't be any consequences or anything.