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Simple First Aid for persons with seizure
A few simple steps will keep him or her safe for the minute or two the seizure usually lasts:
First, clear everything out of the way.
Don't hold the patient down or try to stop the jerking.
Put something flat and soft under the patient's head.
Make sure there's nothing tight round his neck that could interfere with breathing.
Check your watch so you'll know how long the seizure lasts.
Turn the patient gently onto one side so he or she doesn't choke.
Don't try to open his mouth.
Don't try to put anything in his mouth.
Don't try to give him or her anything to drink during the seizure.
Comfort the patient as he starts to wake up afterwards.
Help her get cleaned up. if she wet or soiled herself during the seizure.
Some patients are exhausted after a seizure like this and need to sleep. Some are confused or cranky for a while. Others can go back quite quickly to what they were doing before.
When to Call the Ambulance or Rush to the Emergency Room
There is often no need to call an ambulance or bring the patient to the emergency room during a seizure because most often seizures end after 1-2 minutes and the patient recovers normal function soon after. There are a few times, fortunately quite rare, when you should call for emergency medical assistance or rush to the nearest hospital. These situations are :
When a seizure doesn't show any signs of stopping after five minutes.
When the seizure happened in water and there's any chance that the patient inhaled or swallowed a lot of water.
When a patient doesn't recover consciousness or isn't breathing properly afterwards.
When a patient vomits during the seizure and then doesn't come round or isn't breathing properly afterwards
When another seizure starts soon after the first one.
When an unexpected seizure happens in a person who does not have epilepsy.
When the patient is pregnant, diabetic or is injured.
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