A Touchy Subject
(My partner and I are certified EMTs. We are answering a 911 response for a minor having a seizure.)
Mother: “Oh, thank god! My son is in his room and was violently shaking! I think he had a seizure!”
(At this point my partner goes in to see the teenage son, who is sitting in his bed and is not showing any symptoms of recently having a seizure. I am still getting information from the mother when my partner returns.)
My Partner: *to me* “You can stop getting info.” *to mother* “Ma’am, with all due respect needed, your son did not have a seizure, he was umm… well, no easy way to put this, but he was… pleasuring… himself.”
Mother: “That’s impossible! How dare you accuse my son of such a vile sin! He knows better! He’s a good Christian boy and would never touch himself in such a horrible way! You will transport him to the hospital for proper treatment for his seizure!”
Me: “Ma’am, your son is admitting to my partner what he was doing. He is not showing any symptoms of coming out of an actual seizure. There is no medical condition here for anyone to treat. I don’t think there is a need for him to go to the hospital.”
Mother: “You will take him to the hospital! He needs treatment!”
(After 15 unsuccessful minutes of trying to get the mother to cooperate, it’s obvious she wasn’t going to. We ended up having to transport her son to the ER. Needless to say, he was mortified and was quickly discharged.)
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