what do i do when someone is having a seizure?
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['Stay calm.', 'Look around - is the person in a dangerous place? ... ', 'Note the time the seizure starts.', 'Stay with them. ... ', 'Cushion their head with something soft if they have collapsed to the ground.', "Don't hold them down.", "Don't put anything in their mouth.", 'Check the time again.']
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Grand mal seizures can be life threatening. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) for any seizure, as prompt medical treatment may reduce the risk and severity of future seizures.
49191
['Seizure medicines such as phenytoin.', 'Typhoid immunization.']
179538
Immediate action required: Call 999 if someone has hit their head and has: been knocked out and has not woken up. difficulty staying awake or keeping their eyes open. a fit (seizure)
1088309
['Call 911 or your local medical emergency number. ... ', 'Chew and swallow an aspirin, unless you are allergic to aspirin or have been told by your doctor never to take aspirin. ... ', 'Take nitroglycerin, if prescribed. ... ', 'Begin CPR if the person is unconscious.']
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Dissociative seizures are not dangerous and do not cause damage to the brain. The only reason someone would need to call an ambulance is if you injured yourself. Dissociative seizures often go on longer than epileptic seizures.
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A seizure (the medical term for a fit or convulsion) occurs when there is a sudden burst of electrical activity in the brain temporarily interfering with the normal messaging processes. The brain affects the whole of the body and so where the seizure occurs in the brain, will affect different parts of the body.
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['Stay with the person and keep calm.', 'Offer medicine if the person usually takes it during an attack.', "Don't make assumptions about what the person needs. Ask.", 'Speak to the person in short, simple sentences.', 'Be predictable. ... ', "Help slow the person's breathing by breathing with him or her or by counting slowly to 10."]
793885
If you're at risk, you can take steps to help prevent a fatal seizure. While still low, the likelihood of dying from a seizure is higher in people who have a history of frequent, uncontrollable seizures, as well as those who have a history of tonic-clonic seizures (sometimes called grand mal seizures).
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The length of time it takes to recover after a tonic-clonic seizure is different from one person to the next. Some people feel better after an hour or 2, but for some people it can take several days to feel 'back to normal'.
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Seizure symptoms can vary widely. Some people with epilepsy simply stare blankly for a few seconds during a seizure, while others repeatedly twitch their arms or legs. Having a single seizure doesn't mean you have epilepsy. At least two unprovoked seizures are generally required for an epilepsy diagnosis.
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['Call 911 or emergency medical help.', "Use an epinephrine autoinjector, if available, by pressing it into the person's thigh.", 'Make sure the person is lying down and elevate his or her legs.', "Check the person's pulse and breathing and, if necessary, administer CPR or other first-aid measures."]
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Once they are alert and able to communicate, tell them what happened in very simple terms. Offer to stay with the person until they are ready to go back to normal activity or call someone to stay with them. Oftentimes people diagnosed with epilepsy are not able to drive or may have restricted licenses.
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Call or tell someone to call 911. Check the person's airway, breathing, and pulse frequently. If necessary, begin CPR. If the person is breathing and lying on their back, and you do not think there is a spinal injury, carefully roll the person toward you onto their side.
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['Call 911 immediately. ... ', 'Note the time you first see symptoms. ... ', 'Perform CPR, if necessary. ... ', 'Do Not Let that person go to sleep or talk you out of calling 911. ... ', 'Do Not Give them medication, food, or drinks. ... ', 'Do Not Drive yourself or someone else to the emergency room.']
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['Stay with the person and keep calm.', 'Offer medicine if the person usually takes it during an attack.', "Don't make assumptions about what the person needs. ... ", 'Speak to the person in short, simple sentences.', 'Be predictable. ... ', "Help slow the person's breathing by breathing with him or her or by counting slowly to 10."]
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['Guide them away from danger (such as roads or open water)', 'Stay with them until recovery is complete.', 'Be calmly reassuring.', 'Explain anything that they may have missed.']