Why do medics try everything to keep injured patients awake and conscious ?
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They don’t and it’s not important. Unconscious people make it to the ER and survive sometimes.
In first aid training we are taught to keep the person talking and telling us what they feel, and then engaging with them about this, but this is mostly so that the patient feels we are actively caring, which potentially reduces panic and shock. Unconscious patients don’t panic, they don’t try to move and they don’t struggle…
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