If you rely on medical dramas such as House and Grey’s Anatomy for accurate information on how to treat seizures then you’re being let down, a new study suggests.
Canadian researchers have had a look through popular medical dramas House, Grey’s Anatomy, ER and Private Practice to find out if these shows are educating the public about first aid and seizures.
They found that in 327 episodes studied there were 59 seizures, 51 of them taking place inside a hospital, with the vast majority of first aid being performed by nurses or doctors.