tireddruid:ishipphanaf: king-in-yellow:hopephd:Seizure First Aid. Learn it. Share it. Know
tireddruid:ishipphanaf: king-in-yellow: hopephd: Seizure First Aid. Learn it. Share it. Know it. Use it. 100% correct medical information on tumblr for once; also consider calling 911 if you don’t know how often the person has seizures and ESPECIALLY if the seizure has lasted 5 minutes or more (which is why the watch is critical) I have epilepsy so making sure the word is out on how to help people who do have seizures means a lot to me. [Image ID: multiple pictures, all have white text written on a black background. On the top of all of them is written “Seizure First Aid Red” and a red cross is drawn next to the text. underneath the following text, which is different on every photo, is text that reads “JOIN THE FIGHT” in caps, orange letters. the source is listed: www.epilepsyfoundation.orgthe texts read as follows:first: Keep calm and reassure other people who may be nearbysecond: Don’t hold the person down or try to stop his or her movements.third: time the seizure with your watchfourth: Clear the area around person of anything hard or sharpfifth: put something soft (folded sweatshirt) under their headsixth: DO NOT try to force open their mouth with anything hard or your finger!seventh: turn the person gently onto one side. this will help keep the airway cleaneighth: stay with the person until the seizure has ended naturallyninth: be friendly and reassuring as consciousness returnstenth: offer to call a friend, relative, or taxi to help the person get home if the need assistance./End ID] -- source link
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