Epilepsy Awareness Month


November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month!

#NEAM2019 - #StaySafeSide - It's seizure first aid!

The Problem:
Epilepsy can affect anyone with a brain.
Each year 150,000 more people are diagnosed with epilepsy.
Over a lifetime, one in 10 people will have a seizure, and one in 26 will develop epilepsy.

It is critical that everyone know what to do if they see someone having a seizure so that people with epilepsy are safer and protected. ~ Phil Gattone, president & CEO, Epilepsy Foundation

#StaySafeSide Highlights How Easy It Is To Help Someone Having A Seizure.

This year during National Epilepsy Awareness Month (NEAM), the Epilepsy Foundation is rolling out #StaySafeSide, a nationwide effort to highlight the importance of recognizing a seizure and promote seizure first aid. The Foundation is also expanding a series of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) focused on seizure first aid to include two new markets — Tampa and Los Angeles, in addition to Chicago, Atlanta and Philadelphia. The #StaySafeSide PSAs are part of the Epilepsy Foundation’s five-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and are designed to help improve the general public’s awareness about seizure recognition and first aid.

How You Can Help:
Use your public platform and talents.

Educate Others About Seizure First Aid
Show others how to take care of someone having a seizure. Seizure First Aid is simple - Three Ss: Stay, Safe, Side.

STAY with the person and start timing the seizure. Remain calm and check for medical ID.
Keep the person SAFE. Move or guide away from harmful objects.
Turn the person onto their SIDE if they are not awake and aware. Don’t block airway, put something small and soft under the head, loosen tight clothes around neck.
Do NOT put anything in their mouth. Don’t give water, pills or food until the person is awake.
Do NOT restrain.
STAY with them until they are awake and alert after the seizure. Most seizures end in a few minutes.

When to Call 911:
Seizure lasts longer than 5 minutes
Repeated seizures
Difficulty breathing
Seizure occurs in water
Person is injured, pregnant, or sick
Person does not return to their usual state
First time seizure

All info from: https://www.epilepsy.com/make-difference/public-awareness/national-epilepsy-awareness-month#:~:text=November%20is%20National%20Epilepsy%20Awareness%20Month!

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