What To Do When You Find That The Victim As Well As You Both Are Confused?

Panic situations can arise anytime, anywhere! Suddenly, you might watch out from your window that your neighbour has slowly fallen down. When you step out to check on him, you find that he's awake but is quite lethargic! He tells you that he is not feeling well and wants to go off to sleep. He was just coming over to take help from you! You don't know what to do as he has already fallen asleep! What can you do now? Earlier, he was confused and now you are confused! Well, in such a situation, a special trick can be of great help to you. This trick will help you sort out common causes of this altered mental status and help you decide the next steps that you should take.

It should always be remembered that it is important to get emergency medical help when you are dealing with altered mental condition. In case you cannot arrange for medical help, you can check out the below mentioned tips and suggestions:

Alcohol: If the person has fallen ill due to excessive alcohol consumption, then it will be obvious from the smell or bottles around that person. It might be one of the reasons why they are tipsy or comatose.  You will have to wait and watch. You can try turning them. But do not give them any fluid as it might lead to vomiting.

Epilepsy: Many people suffer from epileptic seizures. If a person has a history of the same, then you will have to be careful. Some of the symptoms include active jerking or bites on the tongue. They might even carry anti-seizure medication with them. You will have to search for it. Give them some space and be there as they wake up.

Insulin: Diabetes patients may suffer from extreme reduction of insulin levels which can be dangerous.  Check out if there is an insulin bottle, pump or alert card with that person. Try to ensure that they get some kind of sweet to eat. This can be the simple sugar that you put in your tea. Once the person is stable, take him/her to a doctor.

Overdose: The victim might have taken an overdose of sedatives, opiate pain medicines or recreational drugs. To know it, you will have to look out for bottles or needle marks on the arms of the person. In order to be on the safer side, you should contact a doctor or take the person to hospital.

Uremia: A buildup of toxic from renal disease leads to Uremia. This can be hard to diagnose if you don't know that the person has kidney disease.

Trauma: This can be also a reason for falling sick and senseless. So, if the victim has previously gone through any kind of accident or fall, it could lead to seizures and senselessness.

Infection: If you know that the victim is suffering from any kind of wound or illness, then there is a high chance that he/she has fallen ill due to this.

Psychiatric medicines or Poisons: Look for psychiatric medicines or poison bottles. If you can sense the excess of carbon monoxide in some way, then ensure that the person gets immediate fresh hair. 

Stroke Signs: Search for stroke signs. You will have to act fast. Check out for signs like face drooping, arm weakness, numbness, slurred speech, etc. and then take the person to a doctor.

Wellness of the victim should be your first aim. So, try to maintain your calm! It will help you do well for the victim as well as for you!