If you’re not sure what to say to people when they ask how they can support you during a tonic-clonic seizure, Epilepsy Action has a handy acronym. You can let people know that following these simple steps can make all the difference to someone having a seizure.<\/p>\n
A<\/strong> ssess C<\/strong> ushion T<\/strong> ime I <\/strong>dentity O<\/strong> ver N<\/strong> ever Epilepsy Action always advises that you call an ambulance if: If you’re not sure what to say to people when they ask how they can support you during a tonic-clonic seizure, Epilepsy Action has a handy acronym. You can let people know that following these simple steps can make all the difference to someone having a seizure. A ssess Assess the situation and remove any […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipswichepilepsy.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipswichepilepsy.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipswichepilepsy.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipswichepilepsy.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipswichepilepsy.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=802"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipswichepilepsy.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":806,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipswichepilepsy.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802\/revisions\/806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipswichepilepsy.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipswichepilepsy.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipswichepilepsy.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAssess the situation and remove any nearby objects that could cause injury.<\/p>\n
\nCushion their head (with a jumper,for example) to protect them from head injury.<\/p>\n
\nCheck the time -if the jerking lasts for longer than five minutes, you should call an ambulance.<\/p>\n
\nLook for a medical bracelet or ID card-it may give you information about the person’s seizure and what to do.<\/p>\n
\nOnce the jerking has stopped, put them on their side. Stay with them and reassure them as they come around.<\/p>\n
\nNever restrain the person, put something in their mouth or try to give them food or drink.<\/p>\n
\nYou know it’s a persons first seizure or the seizure lasts for more than five minutes or one seizure appears to follow another without the person gaining consciousness in between or the person is injured or you believe the person needs urgent medical attention. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"