Dear Dr. P.,
Fortunately I haven't had an opportunity to test out the "rubber band technique" you suggested for seizures.
However, I thought you'd like to know I discovered that snapping a rubber band on the back of my wrist will cure hiccoughs. I was able to test this out two times over the past week and it worked immediately.
Your curious patient,
Liz
Liz Salmi is Communications & Patient Initiatives Director for OpenNotes at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Over the last 15 years Liz has been: a research subject; an advisor in patient stakeholder groups; a leader in “patient engagement” research initiatives; and an innovator, educator and investigator in national educational and research projects. Today her work focuses on involving patients and care partners in the co-design of research and research dissemination. It is rumored Liz was the drummer in a punk rock band.
