Faculty Information
Author: Debra Wooley, Instructional Assistant
Date updated: July, 2007
DEADLINES
Each term there the Instructional Office establishes deadlines for adding courses,
EMERGENCY CARE OF PERSON WITH CONVULSIONS
1.
Keep calm. The person is usually not suffering or in danger.
2.
Help him/her to a safe place but DO NOT restrain his/her movements. Loosen
tight clothing.
3.
After jerking of seizure has subsided, and if he/she is still conscious, turn person
on his/her side with his/her face gently turned downward.
4.
DO NOT PUT ANYTHING BETWEEN TEETH.
5.
DO NOT give him/her anything to drink.
6.
Stand by until the person has fully recovered consciousness and from the
convulsion which sometimes follows a seizure.
7.
Let him/her rest if he/she feels tired, then encourage him/her to go about his/her
regular activities.
8.
If the person is a child, notify parents or other persons responsible for him/her at
the time of the seizure.
9.
It is rarely necessary to call public authorities. However, in case of prolonged
seizures or, if a person injures himself/herself by falling, it may be wise to secure
professional help.