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Adult seizures Training Summary:
Seizures can happen for various reasons. The most common you may come across is an epileptic seizure. These can come in various forms from grandmal seizures where the patient will be convulsing to petty mal seizures where the patient will appear to just drift off and daydream.
An epileptic seizure is caused by an electrical activity of the brain. When someone is having a seizure our priority is to protect them from harm and support the head to protect it from injury. We do this by cradling the patient's head in our hands to try to reduce any impact with the ground and also to clear any furniture or other items around the patient to avoid them hitting themselves on it.
When someone has a seizure, the signs you will see are the patient collapsing and often crying out or becoming unconscious. They may also suffer from cyanosis or blue coloring around the lips and breathing can often temporarily stop.
They may convulse which can be violent, clench their jaw and sometimes lose bladder and bowel control. It is important when dealing with someone who is having an epileptic seizure not to put anything in their mouth. In most cases it is not always necessary to call the Emergency Medical Services unless the patient is unconscious for more than ten minutes, the seizure lasts for more than five minutes, they have repeated seizures, or it is their first seizure. Knowing if it is their first seizure is not easy if you do not know the patient, so you may call the emergency services anyway.
When they come round, they will often be confused tired and may not know where they are, as they usually just wants to sleep the seizure off for a while. Help them into the recovery position and keep monitoring their ABCDs.
