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Take some responsibility.
Wed, 12/27/2006 - 18:30Comments
Re: Take some responsibility.
Submitted by katiekatjacob on Wed, 2012-06-27 - 17:18
Re: Take some responsibility.
Submitted by bleedingheart on Wed, 2008-02-13 - 00:45
Hi
In Victoria, British Columbia, Canada there is a police officer who has epilepsy. And the VEPC epliepsy program coordinator is forming a liason with the police force to educate them how to deal with a person having a seizure. They are making great inroads in dealing with this as a medical issue, which police also provide for.
I believe that it is a doable effort to dispel the stigma surrounding epilepsy so we get the help we need instead of landing in jail. We may look into a wallet card to identify a medical condition as police routinely look for identification when a person is ill.A medic alert bracelet helps too.
If police mistreat a person by not recoginising the bracelet or wallet card and depriving them of necessary medical treatment it is a case for the courts and the provincial police complaints commisioner.
I would encourage anyone to talk to the coordinators at their epilepsy advocacy centres to try to make inroads of cooperation with the local police force in learning about seizures and epilepsy. It can be done!
Hi
In Victoria, British Columbia, Canada there is a police officer who has epilepsy. And the VEPC epliepsy program coordinator is forming a liason with the police force to educate them how to deal with a person having a seizure. They are making great inroads in dealing with this as a medical issue, which police also provide for.
I believe that it is a doable effort to dispel the stigma surrounding epilepsy so we get the help we need instead of landing in jail. We may look into a wallet card to identify a medical condition as police routinely look for identification when a person is ill.A medic alert bracelet helps too.
If police mistreat a person by not recoginising the bracelet or wallet card and depriving them of necessary medical treatment it is a case for the courts and the provincial police complaints commisioner.
I would encourage anyone to talk to the coordinators at their epilepsy advocacy centres to try to make inroads of cooperation with the local police force in learning about seizures and epilepsy. It can be done!
Re: Take some responsibility.
Submitted by katiekatjacob on Wed, 2012-06-27 - 17:18
It's hard for people to put themselves in our shoes (those of us with epilepsy), so I can empathize. However it is critical that the public begin or continue to understand how neurological disorders such as epilepsy manifests, so no one is treated unfairly, and quite conversely if someone with epilepsy has a seizure, he or she can be taken care of in an effective manner.