Learn first aid gestures: Convulsive Seizure

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[lottieew]

I've developed generalised epilepsy due to MS. My husband has managed to remember what to do after we were both present when his best friend had a generalised seizure one night. I am an ex student nurse, and after we got the friend to a stable, "here" position, I checked if he had any post-seizure medication, anfld I also called his ICE number. On the way home, I explained why I got the friend into the recovery position, and why I asked him to start a timer on his phone. I had my 1st generalised seizure 5 years after my clinically definite diagnosis of RRMS, and he was amazing! I had my 1st hospitalising lot in 2021, and had to spend 27 days in hospital. Husband couldn't come with me, both in the ambulance or the A&E, but he managed to visit every night and meet me at the main entrance. He even brought my manual wheelchair, and would bring me clean clothes/take my dirty ones home for washing!
He didn’t think he could ho into "emergency mode" as fast as I did with his friend, but on the 28th June this year, the simple act of me falling through our bedroom door and seizing woke him up, made him get out of bed, and go into his own "emergency mode" ❤

[justagirlwholovestwentyone]

My great grandma saved my dads life from this video

[devaschloe]

I’ve had seizures and they’ve had to call paramedics each time. During an episode I went into cardiac arrest at work where it’s pretty public. Kinda embarrassing but I’m glad they’re we’re several people who knew CPR. A nurse and a off duty police officer and other clients took turns doing CPR.

[mariamsaad]

My baby sister had convulsive seizure when she was about 10years old..the seizures were very severe..we luckily had a.little old lady .an angel who happened to witness one of her seizures .(.we were literally helpless..neighbours said fhe was possesses..)she gave us a name of a doctor in a govt hosp at Port Reiz( l live in Mombasa Kenya)he checked..did tests and she was put on medicaton called convulex l think she had to tak aboot 5ml or 10ml per day..Alhamdullillah...for the next 5 yrs she that medicine and never had an attack except once only when she become ill and her fever was very high..after 5years she was slowly weaned off the medication until she stoppef taking it..at around the age ofmaybe18years old..she is now 46 years and epillepsy free.

[Widdekuu]

I'd have also added that she should put away the knife on the counter, just in case she bangs her head or leg against the drawers/counter and it causes the knife to fall down. I mean, it could happen with anything on that counter, but the knife was laying on the edge.

[WidoGP]

I'm currently going through a first-aid course at the Red Cross, and we went through all of the lessons. In a week I'll have an exam (don't know what it's called in English, like a test to pass the course) and this has been pretty helpful.

[KansimeFaith-rj]

Thanks for teaching us my sister saved me

[pravallikaduri]

My sister and my friends was saved me like this from the seizures. And my parents also helped me

[killstreak]

"I found out I had a seizure, but I didn't get one the fun ones where you flop around like a fish...what a ripoff" BrewStew-2018

[porshalouise]

Horrible to put my family through seeing this when I was suffering from alcohol withdrawel syndrome :'(

[fia]

I have epilepsy and most of the time when I have a seizure I have to call 911

[pizza-lqyh]

I have epilepsy. Itz not nice. My dad watched this vid and helped me when i had seizure

There hear That are kind of important to include. First if they have two seizures that they are back to back (they have not become conscious between seizures. The other thing for a reason to call the ambulance is if there is some indication that they have been seriously injured such as tumbling down a full flight of stairs when their seizure has started.

[dominicaschmidt]

I saved a stranger on the street from your video!

[latakapoor]

Thank You very much i too am an epilepsy case but on neuro medicines

[aimeehansen]

I have seizures I know what people have to go through that have them. They are not a fun experience even when you have your own children and your children have seen their own parent going through a seizure. It’s a scary thoughtful thing to go through. I was born with them and I have all different types of them. They are not fun experience are you even injured myself with them as well.

[cindymae]

My friend has epilepsy, so this video is helpful to know what to do if he has one.

[knightrider]

If I hold her hand will she calm down?

[ashleighhennessy]

Plz bear in mind recovery position is not good for everyone - I have fibromyalgia and FND, and can only breathe during and after a seizure if I am either sat upright or am flat on my back. Recovery position would restrict my airways and could kill me. Often mouth to mouth or a moderate punch in the stomach will help me start breathing again. Thanks xx

[amiyancandol]

What if she experiences it during class what to use to protect her head?