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What to do when someone has a seizure?
First aid steps to help stop or shorten a seizure or prevent an emergency situation. This may involve giving a rescue treatment (often called "as needed" medicine or treatment) that has been recommended by your health care team. The rescue treatments described here can be given by non-medical people who are not in a hospital setting. They are intended for use by anyone (the person with seizures, family member or other observer) who has been trained in their use. These therapies can be given anywhere in the community
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This video covers first aid for seizures and rescue treatments. It describes first aid steps intended to help stop or shorten a seizure or prevent an emergency, and rescue treatments recommended by a health care team that can be given by trained non-medical people outside a hospital, anywhere in the community.
Key points
- First aid steps during a seizure are covered
- Rescue treatments recommended by the health care team are described
- Giving of rescue treatments by trained non-medical people is covered
- Use outside a hospital, anywhere in the community, is described
Video Overview
This video presents “What to do when someone has a seizure?” — First aid steps to help stop or shorten a seizure or prevent an emergency situation. This may involve giving a rescue treatment (often called "as needed" medicine or treatment) that has been recommended by your health care team. The rescue. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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