1. If at all possible, catch the person before they hit the floor or hurt themselves.
2. Don’t try to pry their mouth open, you can break their jaw.
3. Don’t throw water in their face.
4. Put a pillow under their head.
5. Allow the seizure to run it’s course, and don’t restrain the person seizing. There’s nothing you can do to stop it, just try and keep the person as comfortable as you can while they’re seizing.
6. If the seizure lasts more than 5-6 minutes (of convulsions) then an ambulance may need to be called. That is generally the time period where it may get dangerous for the person seizing.
7. Move object away from the person that can be knocked over by them on top of them.
8. If there is a group of people creat a ring of them around the person facing away from the person, allowing them thier privacy, incase they happen to soil themself.
9. When they are done, cover them if they have soiled themself, to prevent embarrassment, till they come to.
There are many types of seizures. Usually, an ambulance won’t be needed and the person will wake up on their own.
After a seizure, the person may have amnesia. Tell the person that they had a seizure, that everything is alright and that it’s ok if they have amnesia.
Above all don’t panic and let the seizure take its course.
