what kids need to know about epilepsy… someone you know may have epilepsy...
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SMARTSOMEONE YOU KNOW MAY HAVE EPILEPSY
• 1 in 100 peoplelive with epilepsy
• a person withepilepsy hasseizures
MESSAGES IN THE PERSON’S BRAIN GET ALL MIXED UP DURING A SEIZURE
• not all seizures are the same• during some seizures it looks like the person is
staring. Sometimes the person looks confused,other times the person may drop to the groundand shake
• the seizure often stops itself• sometimes when the seizure is long (more than
5 minutes) an ambulance is called
ASSIST THE PERSON DURING A SEIZURE
• send for adult help• stay with them• don’t hold them down or
put anything in their mouth
REASSURE THE PERSON – NEVER LAUGH OR MAKE FUNOF SOMEONE WHO HAS SEIZURES
• the person cannot control what happensduring the seizure
• when the seizure is over, the personmight be confused, tired or embarrassed
• let them rest – most often, they will beback to their usual self soon
TREAT THE PERSON WITH RESPECT
• remember, people withepilepsy are just ascapable as anyone else!
What kids need to know about epilepsy…
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