Things to Remember
When you see someone having a seizure, do not be frightened.
Remain calm and remember:- If a person starts to bleed from the mouth, s/he has probably bitten the tongue and is most likely not bleeding for any other reason. This can be taken care of after the seizure ends.
- During a seizure, a person often stops breathing for only a few seconds.
- Most seizures last only 1-2 minutes, although the person may be confused for some time afterward.
- The brain almost always stops the seizures safely and naturally.
- Once a seizure has started, you cannot stop it — just let it run its course.
- Only in emergencies, doctors use drugs to bring a non-stop seizure to an end.
- People don't feel pain during a seizure, although muscles might be sore afterward.
- Seizures are usually not life threatening, but the risk is increased in seniors by extra strain on the heart, the possibility of injury, or reduced intake of oxygen.
- Seizures are not dangerous to others.
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