What to do if someone is having a seizure?

• Protect the person from injury – remove harmful objects from nearby
• Cushion their head
• Look for an epilepsy identity card or identity jewellery
• Aid breathing by gently placing them in the recovery position once the seizure has finished
• Stay with the person until recovery is complete

Don’t:

• Restrain the person’s movements
• Put anything in the person’s mouth
• Try to move them unless they are in danger
• Give them anything to eat or drink until they are fully recovered
• Attempt to bring them round

Call for an ambulance if:

• You know it’s the person’s first seizure
• The seizure continues for more than 5 minutes
• One tonic-clonic seizure follows another without the person regaining consciousness between seizures
• The person is injured during the seizure
• You believe the person needs urgent medical attention