My wife's an ER nurse - the local police department takes anyone with altered mental status to the ER for evaluation.nisiprius wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:43 am A curious thought is that medical information might be more important when encountering cops than EMTs. "I am diabetic" could certainly avoid confusion between insulin shock and alcoholism, and unlike emergency rooms, I don't think cops check blood glucose (although... nowadays? maybe they can?)
I imagine (I hope) that's standard procedure everywhere.