what do you do if someone has seizure?
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['Keep other people out of the way.', 'Clear hard or sharp objects away from the person.', "Don't try to hold her down or stop the movements.", 'Place her on her side, to help keep her airway clear.', 'Look at your watch at the start of the seizure, to time its length.', "Don't put anything in her mouth."]
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['The VNS magnet can be part of your seizure first aid plan. ... ', 'To use the magnet to stop a seizure: ... ', 'Anyone can use the magnet when the seizure starts or when they first notice the seizure symptoms. ... ', "Keep the magnet in a handy place so it's available when a seizure occurs."]
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['The person has collapsed and is making sudden jerking movements. They may also have froth around their mouth.', 'Make them safe and prevent injury. ... ', 'After the seizure, help the person to rest on their side with their head tilted back. ... ', 'Call 999 if necessary.']
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Today, most epilepsy is treated with medication. Drugs do not cure epilepsy, but they can often control seizures very well. About 80% of people with epilepsy today have their seizures controlled by medication at least some of the time.
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Today, most epilepsy is treated with medication. Drugs do not cure epilepsy, but they can often control seizures very well. About 80% of people with epilepsy today have their seizures controlled by medication at least some of the time. Of course, that means that 20% of people with epilepsy are not helped by medication.
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['Protect the patient from injury. Check the immediate area for hazards and remove them if possible. ... ', 'Manage the seizure or convulsion. Stay with the patient until the seizure ends. ... ', 'After the seizure. As soon as the seizure ends, quickly roll the unconscious patient onto their side and open and clear the airway. ... ', 'Aftercare.']
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If you see someone faint, lie the person on his or her back and make sure they are breathing. If possible, lift the person's legs above heart level to aid blood flow to the brain. Loosen all constrictive clothing such as collars or belts. If the person is not breathing, start CPR.
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These are general steps to help someone who is having any type seizure: Stay with the person until the seizure ends and he or she is fully awake. After it ends, help the person sit in a safe place. Once they are alert and able to communicate, tell them what happened in very simple terms.
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The person will be unconscious (except in myoclonic seizures), even if just for a few seconds and afterwards will not remember what happened during the seizure.
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This kind of seizure will only last a few seconds, and the person experiencing it will typically not realize that they even had it. Absence seizures do not require any intervention. Just stay calm, and once the seizure is over, treat the person as you normally would.
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Someone having a tonic-clonic seizure goes stiff, loses consciousness, falls to the floor and begins to jerk or convulse. They may go blue around the mouth due to irregular breathing. Sometimes they may lose control of their bladder or bowels, and bite their tongue or the inside of their mouth.
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['Leave the person seated with the seatbelt on (unless it is causing injury).', 'Put the wheelchair brakes on.', 'If it is a tilt wheelchair, tilt the seat and lock in position.', 'Support their head until the seizure has ended.']
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['Protect the person from injury by helping them to the floor and clearing away furniture or other items. ... ', "Do not put anything in the person's mouth. ... ", 'Time the seizure.', 'A seizure lasting more than 5 minutes is an emergency.']
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["Step 1: Shake and shout. Someone having a cardiac arrest will either not be breathing or they won't be breathing normally. ... ", 'Step 2: Call 999. If the person is not breathing or not breathing normally: ... ', 'Step 3: Cover mouth and nose with cloth. ... ', 'Step 4: Give chest compressions. ... ', 'Step 5: Keep going.']
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Some patients also lose bowel or bladder control. The seizure episode typically lasts for less than a minute and is followed by period of lethargy (sluggishness) and temporary confusion. Often muscles are very sore after a generalized seizure.
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It's considered part of the seizure, since bursts of electrical activity are already going on in the brain when this occurs. During this part of the seizure, you are still conscious and aware of what is going on. Some people have no aura or warning.
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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.