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How to help someone having a seizure
STAY WITH THE PERSON UNTIL THEY ARE AWAKE AND ALERT AFTER THE SEIZURE
- Remain calm. Check for medical ID.
- Time the seizure. Write it down in your seizure log.
- Video the seizure to share with the doctor.
KEEP THE PERSON SAFE
- Move them away from harm
TURN THE PERSON ONTO THEIR SIDE IF THEY ARE NOT AWAKE AND AWARE
- Keep airway clear
- Loosen any tight clothes around their neck
- Put something small and soft under their head
CALL 911 IF...
- Seizure lasts longer than 5 minutes
- Person does not return to their usual state
- Person is injured, pregnant, or sick
- First time seizure or repeated seizures
- Person has difficulty breathing
- The seizure occurs in water
DO NOT...
- Restrain them
- Put any objects in their mouth
Rescue meds can be given if prescribed by a health care professional
