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First aid for seizures involves responding in ways that can keep the person safe until the seizure stops by itself. Here are a few things you can do to help someone who is having a generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure
 
  • keep calm and reassure other people who may be nearby.

  • prevent injury by clearing the area around the person of anything hard or sharp.

  • ease the person to the floor and put something soft and flat, like a folded jacket, under his head.

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  • remove eyeglasses and loosen ties or anything around the neck that may make breathing difficult.

  • do not hold the person down or try to stop his movements.

  • contrary to popular belief, it is not true that a person having a seizure can swallow his tongue. do not put anything in the person’s mouth. efforts to hold the tongue down can injure the teeth or jaw.

  • turn the person gently onto one side. this will help keep the airway clear.

  • don't attempt artificial respiration except in the unlikely event that a person does not start breathing again after the seizure has stopped.

  • stay with the person until the seizure ends naturally and he/she is fully awake.

  • do not offer the person water or food until fully alert

  • be friendly and reassuring as consciousness returns.

  • offer to call a taxi, friend or relative to help the person get home if he seems confused or unable to get home without help.
   

Here are a few things you can do to help someone who is having a seizure that appears as blank staring, loss of awareness, and/or involuntary blinking, chewing, or other facial movements.

  • Stay calm and speak reassuringly.
  • Guide him away from dangers.
  • Block access to hazards, but don’t restrain the person.
  • If he is agitated, stay a distance away, but close enough to protect him until full awareness has returned
     
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