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<blockquote data-quote="michaeldavid" data-source="post: 386468" data-attributes="member: 57211"><p>I've read the article referred to. And I note that the 'standard advice' is that "If the [patient] is unconscious, no food or fluids should be given by mouth".</p><p></p><p>But where is the suggestion for the elementary remedy that potentially saved my life, several times?</p><p></p><p>When I was in an unconscious state, and my mother smeared wetted sugar onto my lips, she brought me round far faster than a medically trained professional could have done. (We were living in the middle of the countryside, and an ambulance might have taken quite some time to arrive.)</p><p></p><p>She didn't give me anything by mouth. She merely smeared wetted sugar onto my lips. And in my unconscious state, I licked my lips.</p><p></p><p>She did the same thing again until I began to come round. (Then, and only then, did she give me food/fluid by mouth.)</p><p></p><p>WHY IS THAT NOT STANDARD ADVICE?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="michaeldavid, post: 386468, member: 57211"] I've read the article referred to. And I note that the 'standard advice' is that "If the [patient] is unconscious, no food or fluids should be given by mouth". But where is the suggestion for the elementary remedy that potentially saved my life, several times? When I was in an unconscious state, and my mother smeared wetted sugar onto my lips, she brought me round far faster than a medically trained professional could have done. (We were living in the middle of the countryside, and an ambulance might have taken quite some time to arrive.) She didn't give me anything by mouth. She merely smeared wetted sugar onto my lips. And in my unconscious state, I licked my lips. She did the same thing again until I began to come round. (Then, and only then, did she give me food/fluid by mouth.) WHY IS THAT NOT STANDARD ADVICE? [/QUOTE]
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