Some days ago, a number of people tagged me on a post by @adenikeoyetunde of a young man who had a seizure. Going through the comment section, a lot of “commenters” agreed that knowing about first aid was an important skill today. Like I always say, the difference between life and death in an emergency is knowledge and timely action. Unfortunately most of us want to help but do not know how exactly and some of us resort to “pouring water”. Pouring water is not the solution to all problems my dear friends.
A seizure is a sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain. It could last from thirty seconds to two minutes. If more than five minutes, it’s a medical emergency.
Symptoms range from blank stare, twitching limbs, frothing of the mouth, lip smacking etc.
How can you help?
– Remove sharp or dangerous objects from vicinity. Protect patient’s head
– Do not restrain the patient
– Do not put anything in the patient’s mouth
– Allow seizure run its course
– When seizure is over, place patient in recovery position
– Monitor the patient
How to place in recovery position?
-Put the person on a flat surface and kneel beside the person
– Place the arm nearest to you at a right angle
– Move the other arm towards you and place that on their opposite check
– Pull up the knee furthest from you until foot is flat on the floor
– Gently pull the knee towards as you turn the person on their side
– Tilt the head back and raise their chin to ensure airways are open
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Recovery position image: Google
