Seizure

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A seizure is loss of body control and spasming caused by excessive electrical activity in the brain. Some drugs are known to cause seizures. Many of the notable and common seizures are caused from photosensitive persons who are Epileptic... Think 'flashing coooloooorssssssss....spasm spasm spasm'.

If you or someone you know is having a seizure:
- If you are the victim, try to remain calm. Lie down immediately if you feel like a seizure is oncoming. If you can, lie down on a bed or couch or any other soft, safe place. Close your eyes and remember that seizures are simply electrical misfirings in your brain and that they won't (directly) kill you. If you have a seizure that goes on for more than five minutes, have someone call 911 for you.
- Feel the victim's skin, if they are actually cold (as opposed to just shivering because of the seizure) then put a blanket on the lower half of their body.
- Place a pillow or rolled-up shirt or jacket under the victim's head so they don't get a concussion. Alternatively, place them on a nearby couch or bed or anywhere soft and safe so that they won't hit their head.
- Don't put anything in their mouth (and don't worry about swallowing the tongue - seizure victims don't do that).
- Do not yell at the victim to "wake up" or hit them to try to make them "snap out of it". This will likely only make the seizure worse.
- Loosen any shirts that have tight-fitting necks. This will help the victim to breathe better. You probably should not remove the victim's clothes while they are having a seizure because when they regain consciousness they might get really mad at you for stripping them while they couldn't control their bodies and say "no".
- If the victim regularly has seizures, send someone else to go try and find any antiepilleptic medicine they might have. Do not try to give them the medication until the seizure is over or else they'll vomit and choke on the medication.
- Feel the victim's pulse at the wrist, not the neck, to make sure their heart is not in a dysrythmic state. If they have a steady beat, that's a good sign. If their heartbeat seems very random then the electrical signals in the brain may be telling their heart to beat at improper intervals. This would be a medical emergency, so call 911. Do not perform CPR unless their heart stops beating entirely.
- Since drugs probably landed the victim in this position to begin with, figure out what they had that might have caused the seizure, and write it down for the victim. They will probably not remember very much afterwards, and it'd be a good idea to not let them take the same drugs again.
- Seizures look (and feel) very scary so try to remain calm so that you can help the victim as best as possible.
- If the victim appears to be choking on saliva or food or vomit, roll them onto their left side ("the recovery position") so that they can breathe without choking.
- If the seizure lasts more than 5 minutes, call 911.
- After the seizure the victim will slowly regain consciousness. If they do not regain consciousness within a few minutes, call 911.
- If the victim stops breathing at any time, call 911 and perform rescue breathing.
- If the victim's heart stops beating at any time, call 911 and perform CPR.