If you have a family member, or a friend, with epilepsy or another seizure disorder, it can be scary and you may not know what to do when a seizure happens.
Scott Mehle, executive director of Tallahassee’s Epilepsy Association of the Big Bend, recently discussed this:
“They should just know what to do and not do when someone happens to have a seizure in public. Keeping the seizing person safe from injury is primary. Don’t restrain them. Don’t insert anything into their mouths . . . just gently turn them on their sides. Remove furniture or objects that are sharp or hard and cushion their heads,” he said.
“If after five minutes the seizure continues, then call 911. Most seizures, as bad as they look, are not medical emergencies.”
Link: Living with epilepsy: Medication, planning can help smooth out life | Tallahassee Democrat. Update: article taken down.
