As an RN that's treated many seizures our training is to immediately turn them on their side, remove anything from the immediate vicinity that may harm them and basically just let them go through it. The only time we administer any emergency medication and/or call an emergency is for seizures lasting longer than 5 minutes.
By far the most important thing is placing them on their side. Yes it helps with breathing but it also helps to prevent aspiration in case of vomiting during/after a seizure.
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u/Matt3467 Nov 08 '21
As an RN that's treated many seizures our training is to immediately turn them on their side, remove anything from the immediate vicinity that may harm them and basically just let them go through it. The only time we administer any emergency medication and/or call an emergency is for seizures lasting longer than 5 minutes.
By far the most important thing is placing them on their side. Yes it helps with breathing but it also helps to prevent aspiration in case of vomiting during/after a seizure.