STEPS TO TAKE WHEN AN ADULT HAS A SEIZURE
Simple partial seizure:
• Steer the person away from any pressing dangers.
• Offer support and comfort to the person.
• Stay until the person recovers, in case she or he has a tonic–clonic seizure.
Complex partial seizures:
• Steer the person away from any pressing dangers.
• Do not confine or try to divert the person.
• Stay with the person until she or he recovers.
Absence seizures:
• Steer the person away from any pressing dangers.
• Confirm that she or he has not missed any vital information during an ‘absence’.
Tonic, atonic and myoclonic seizures:
• Make sure the person has no injuries, and, where necessary, give first aid.
• Stay until the person recovers and offer support and comfort.
(Epilepsy Connections 2004)
