Express expatriate aid for ill passenger gets everyone talking train safety.
According to the Mayo Clinic, a generalized tonic–clonic seizure “causes a loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions”. The seizure, which typically initiates abruptly, “is caused by abnormal electrical activity throughout the brain.”
Identifying himself as an expatriate, the commuter wondered whether it is possible for rail networks to install spinal boards in trains to better assist commuters who suffer from seizures and other such conditions that may injure their spinal cords: “…Is there any way I can put in a suggestion for the MRT to have a spinal board on the platform wall, there is plenty of room and I would have felt much better about moving him off the train with a board instead of a hand carrying him off the train and not being able to keep his head and spine straight and stable.”
Applauding the commuter for his quick actions in helping the other passenger, netizens responded that a spinal board may not be as necessary in trains as he might think. One medical student said:“Med student here. If someone in the postictal state demonstrates wandering tendencies it’s entirely appropriate to let them do so in a supervised manner. Just make sure they don’t fall or hurt themselves until EMTs arrive.
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