Other emergencies
Case 10: A Patient with Coma
CASE
A 38‐year‐old man was found unconscious on a bench in a local park and given intravenous glucose by a paramedic, with no improvement in his conscious level. He was brought to hospital. Contact with his GP's surgery established that he was taking no prescribed medications and had not been seen there for 2 years. He was separated from his wife, and lived alone. He was a car mechanic and had been at work the previous day.
QUESTION 1
Your score this session: 0 of 0
The least likely cause of his coma is: