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Surgical Tech. Job
Tue, 04/21/2015 - 09:48I recently put a post in "Living with Epilepsy - Adults" about some job issues I was currently having. Before I even wrote about the problem I was having though, I gave a little back story about myself. I wrote that I was going to college to be a Surgical Technologist, but someone commented and said that I should get out of that. They wrote quite a bit explaining why too. And it got me thinking. A hospital wouldn't want to risk having someone with epilepsy in the OR. Even though my seizures are controlled now, it doesn't mean my seizures are gone. I could still have a seizure at any time.
So should I change my major or am I safe to continue it? Would hospitals allow me to be in the OR?
you do need to check with
Submitted by just_joe on Tue, 2015-04-21 - 14:52
you do need to check with major hospitals to see their qualifications regarding people who have epilepsy. There are several reasons many wont and the main reason is the liability.