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Many times, convulsion is self limiting, and the person would have stopped before you're able to do much. But, if a person is convulsing; These are what to do:
1. Clear the area where the person is lying of harmful objects, so they won't injure themselves.
2. Loosen any tight clothing around the neck; Buttoned up shirt, tie, neck scarf etc.
3. Place on left side.
4. Take to a hospital if it stops or if it continues.
There's no clear agreement on whether to put a soft gag in the mouth or not. Soft gag can be a small folded cloth between the teeth. The benefit is that it will prevent them from biting their tongue, but some believe you can't really do much about it, and can even injure the person or yourself while trying to do that.
It's better to avoid it. They'll be fine.
A convulsing person won't swallow their tongue and choke on it.
If it's a child (below 5 years), and they have fever (high body temperature), it may be febrile convulsion. You can also mop their body with damp cloth (tepid sponging), while taking them to a hospital.
If a person slumps/faints/lose consciousness etc, you can do the following;
1. If they're standing, try and hold them to give them a soft landing, because injuries sustained from the fall (head injury etc) can be more serious than what's making them faint.
2. Check for pulse. (Wrist or neck) - learn how to do that by practicing on yourself.
If there's pulse, do what you did for seizure above, until they regain some consciousness, then take to the hospital.
If there's no pulse, do Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR ) using 7 basic steps of CPR
- Assess the situation. Make sure the person is on a firm surface.
- Call for help.
- Open the airway.
- Check for breathing.
- Start chest compressions.
- Deliver rescue breaths
- Continue CPR steps.
while you take them to the hospital or call for professional help.
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There's usually no AED in most places in this country, even if it's a shockable rhythm.
So continue your chest compressions until professional help can be gotten.
The possible causes of any of the above are numerous, and can be taken care of when they get to the hospital.
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