The type of seizure that a child has determines how you should
respond.
A child having a partial seizure usually needs only to be
observed and kept safe.
A child having a generalized, tonic-clonic seizure,
however, is at risk of head trauma, aspiration, fracture, and other
injuries. For this reason, you should:
- Place the child in bed or on a cleared area on the floor.
- Support the child's head with a pillow.
- Turn the child's head to one side, so that saliva and other
secretions can drain away.
- Avoid restraints; loosen the child's clothing around the
neck.
- Children do not "swallow their tongues" during a seizure. Do
not place fingers, utensils, or other objects in the child's mouth
in to prevent this.
- Call an ambulance if the seizure lasts for 10 minutes or
more.
- After a seizure, let the child sleep.
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