First aid requirements for seizures vary depending on the seizure type. Regardless of the seizure type, the following recommendations should be followed:
- Do not be frightened if the person appears to stop breathing for a few seconds. This is common.
- If child has a seizure, the parents or guardians should be notified.
- Check for medical or emergency identification.
- If a seizure lasts longer than 5 minutes, or repeats without full recovery, Seek Medical Assistance Immediately.
- Although this rarely occurs, status epilepticus is life-threatening. It is a serious medical emergency
To learn more about first aid for different types of seizures, please select a seizure type below.
- Absence Seizures
- Atonic (Drop) Seizures
- Catamenial Seizures
- Clonic Seizures
- Complex Partial Seizures
- Epileptic Syndromes and Visually Induced Seizures
- Gelastic Seizures
- Infantile Spasms
- Lafora Disease
- Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
- Musicogenic Seizures
- Myoclonic Seizures
- Neonatal Seizures
- Nocturnal Seizures
- Psychogenic Seizures
- Reflex Seizures
- Rolandic Epilepsy
- Secondarily Generalized Seizures
- Simple Partial Seizures
- Startle Epilepsy
- Status Epilepticus
- Tonic Seizures
- Tonic-Clonic Seizures
- Visual Reflex Seizures Induced by Complex Stimuli
- Withdrawal Seizures
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