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Re:Medical schools do not prepare students to care for autis... by viraptor on Sunday December 24, 2023 @09:16PM (#38759027)
> rather than actually addressing the source of his anxiety.

> If the staff had been given proper training into dealing with neuro-atypical patients, there would have been no need for sedation.

You're making some serious assumptions here. 1. The source of anxiety could be dealt with at the time. 2. The training would be applicable at the time. 3. A different approach would require no sedation. 4. There was time for a calming approach given what had to be done at the time.

Sure, we should improve things, but also when you end up in the ICU, the priorities are a bit different than during a routine doctor visit - we don't know whether that situation could be dealt with without any kind of restraints/sedatives.

Re:Medical schools do not prepare students to care for autis... by whatshisface on Sunday December 24, 2023 @09:25PM (#38759075)
5) they gave a patient a medication they were known to be allergic to and then they died.
Re:Medical schools do not prepare students to care for autis... by viraptor on Sunday December 24, 2023 @09:29PM (#38759096)
The parent was talking specifically about addressing the "source of anxiety". That's separate to the medication/allergy issue.
Re:Medical schools do not prepare students to care for autis... by sudodudeo on Sunday December 24, 2023 @09:31PM (#38759114)
Having a negative reaction to the meds is not the same as an allergy.
Re:Medical schools do not prepare students to care for autis... by whatshisface on Sunday December 24, 2023 @10:07PM (#38759295)
Allergies are the only place the US medical system has for repeatable negative reactions so all of them go in.