First Aid: Diabetic Coma
Imagine the situation: a patient with diabetes mellitus in the street lost consciousness and fell into a coma. For example, the diagnosis did you learn from a note found in his pocket. It seems logical to directly enter the patient insulin. But, remember, if you can not guess the dose a person can die from brain edema. And your task – to save a patient’s life before the arrival of ambulance.
First Aid: Diabetic Coma - continued
Thirst, dry mouth, frequent urination and excessive - a recipe for coma. All the cunning of this situation is that the development of the coma is gradual, small steps, as if lulled by the attention. From the appearance of precursors to loss of consciousness may take a few days or several weeks.