Diabetic Seizure, Return to game?

[daves]

Originally posted by chayce
It's amazing how much you reply when it the topic is something this personal but I would like to make one more comment:

I see this as analagous to a player with asthma. I had a situation last week when a player had an asthma attack and was choking during the game. He never went unconscious although his breathing was very labored. I immediately stopped the game and asked the coach to assist the player which he did by providing an inhaler. After substituting a new player, we re-started the game with the old player on the bench recovering.

After approximately 3-4 minutes, the coach reinserted the "asthma" player back into the game. I DID NOT ask for a doctor's note! The player new what was happening, sought treatment, and came back into the game. A diabetic with LBS seeks treatment and comes back into the game! I promise that is my last post on this one. Please know that I am also in full support of everyone's effort to make safety a top priority! In this instance however, it is not just one game; for a diabetic, this could potentially happen every game and the patient engages in self treatment as part of the medical plan!

Thanks

I do not consider an unconscious person from hypoglycemia analagous to the asthmatic player who uses their inhaler and returns to the game. If that asthmatic player became unconscious as a result of their asthma I would not allow them to return to the game without a physician's note either. I have seen people die from asthma. It can be a serious medical condition.

[Edited by daves on Jan 10th, 2002 at 05:55 PM]