What kids need to know about epilepsy… SOMEONE YOU KNOW MAY HAVE EPILEPSY...

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SMART SOMEONE YOU KNOW MAY HAVE EPILEPSY • 1 in 100 people live with epilepsy • a person with epilepsy has seizures 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 ground and 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 FUN OF SOMEONE WHO HAS SEIZURES • the person cannot control what happens during the seizure • when the seizure is over, the person might be confused, tired or embarrassed • let them rest – most often, they will be back to their usual self soon TREAT THE PERSON WITH RESPECT • remember, people with epilepsy are just as capable as anyone else! What kids need to know about 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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