Even if you know one type of seizure i need to know how a person acts and what do i do if someone is having it
2007-01-10 11:52:53 · 3 answers · asked by sMiLeY #10 5 in Health ➔ Mental Health
There are different types of seizures as I'm sure you know.
Some are extremely mild. I've looked it up in children and sometimes they could just be sitting somewhere and staring off in a daze, maybe sucking on their tongue, maybe just not blinking, maybe just shaking a little, and when you talk to them they don't respond.
My niece just had a seizure last week. She's 6 and with her, she fell asleep, and then my sister found her shaking and coughing. She thought she was choking so they tried to do CPR but they took her to the hospital. She turned blue and then she snapped out of it after getting oxygen. Hers lasted about 15 minutes. I've heard they normally last around 5.
People don't usually die from a seizure. They may turn blue but they should come to before that. When they wake they'll be disoriented and may say things that make no sense. Their head will hurt and they'll be really tired the rest of the day. They'll also throw up.
If you see someone having a seizure it may be a good idea to call 9-1-1. You're not supposed to open their mouth because they could bite their tongue hard, or bite you. You should turn them on their side so that if they vomit, they don't choke on it.
A person could have one seizure in their life. They could have several a day. There is medicine that can be taken to prevent seizures.
They could be caused by several things....bumps to the head, flashing lights, severe stress/tiredness in combination with something else, genetics, etc.
2007-01-10 12:17:12 · answer #1 · answered by * Terri * 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes, they just blink rapidly and can't speak. Other times they'll stiffen up a little and they'll shake. These ones are kind of a mild form of a seizure. The worse ones are a person falling to the floor (usually), stiffening up, eyes going wide, usually slobbering uncontrolably, not reacting to outside sources, shaking slightly to violently, etcetera. In a case like that, you will most defenantly know.
As for what to do: Never touch a person having a seizure. The touch stimulates the seizure to last longer. Just move stuff out of their way if they do a kind of back-crawl so that they don't injure themselves. It's also a good idea to seek medical help ASAP.
2007-01-10 20:23:16 · answer #2 · answered by ☆Tąrą☆ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cannot say . . . I cannot remember what happens when I have a seizure. Epilepsy is not a mental disorder, though.
2007-01-14 18:50:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋