You have been called to a public bus station for a behavioral emergency. On scene, you find a disheveled male in his forties sitting up against a wall. He is confused and incontinent. Bystanders state that he was just sitting on a bench watching people walk by, when suddenly he got up and began to stumble around, shouting obscenities, and then fell to the ground shaking. From this description, the EMT should be suspicious of which condition?

A) Generalized seizure
B) Alcohol intoxication
C) Absence seizure
D) Syncopal episode

A) Generalized seizure

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