What are the Dos and Don’ts to a person having fit or epilepsy attack?
Epilepsy is a tendency to have frequent occurrence of
seizures, also known as fits. Epilepsy affects about 1 in 200 of the population
and commonly develops before the age of twenty, although it can also occur
later in life.
The common symptoms of epilepsy is loss of consciousness,
accompanied by :
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Stiffening of the body
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Upward rolling of the eyes
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Cyanosed lips, and saliva
drooling
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Absent or irregular
breathing
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Incontinence or involuntary
bowel movement or urination
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High fever
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Upon returning
consciousness, the person may experience confusion, drowsiness, headache,
irritability or vomiting.
What you can do to a person with epilepsy attack ? The
Dos and Don’ts to a person having fits :
1.
As a bystander, you can try
to catch the person when he collapses and ease him down to prevent possible
head injury from the fall.
2.
Immediately clear the
surrounding area and remove any hard, pointed and sharp objects to prevent the
person from involuntarily hurting himself.
3.
Do not force anything into
his mouth, as a person suffering from fit rarely bites his tongue.
4.
Do not give him anything to
drink or eat immediately after a fit.
5.
If fever presents, sponge
the person with lukewarm water as soon as the fit stops. Keep sponging until
the fever goes down.
6.
Take the person to see a
doctor if he is a child or is having a fit for the first time.
7.
Bring the person to the
emergency room of the nearest hospital if the fit lasts for more than 5
minutes.
