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I never saw burnt toast as an EMT. But I have seen people exhibit lots of aphasia, (expressive/receptive). People say some weird shit when they get water in their ipod. Frankly it's a pretty scary symptom because the patient KNOWS they are receiving or emitting incorrectly, but can't do anything about it. I bet the burnt toast meme came from aphasia
Your description of what to look for is great. Time really matters, don't "wait it out". I'm looking at you 55+yo men that refuse to "make a fuss".
Strokes are one of the most "oh shit let's go" calls we ever ran. (Obviously massive trauma and heart attacks too)
I'm guessing the toast thing came around from the possibility of damage to or disturbing the olfactory nerves if there's increased pressure on them like from the brain swelling (possibly from a concussion) or from bleeding inside the braincase.
It makes sense on paper, but I doubt there would be many times a patient would be conscious at that point.
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