Spot Dx — What’s the cause of this blackout?
A bystander races into the practice, asking for help for a man who has blacked out up the road.
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A bystander races into the practice, asking for help for a man who has blacked out up the road. An ambulance has been called.
A practice GP and nurse head out with a doctors bag, automatic defibrillator and portable oxygen, and find 76-year-old Bill prostrate, attended by another bystander, who reports he saw Bill suddenly fall, and that Bill was unconscious for around 30 seconds.
