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Originally posted by firedoc
Here is an opinion from someone who is both a referee and a physician (Emergency medicine):
Don't let him/her play without a written note from a physician. By definition anyone having a true seizure, whether diabetic or other, is unconscious. In the post they said that he didn't respond to the coach. That is also a definition of unconsciousness.
Remember! Always err on the side of safety.
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Have you ever witnessed a serious injury or illness in a game that required your intervention as an MD? Would you as a qualified physician be comfortable in authorizing a player to return in a game that you are officiating? I think as an MD and an official it would open a can of worms in terms of liability if you did allow a player to return. If a player was unconscious(and you would know) I think you would have to err on the side of safety, as you say, and get that player off the the ER for evaluation.