Provide first aid treatment as recommended see first aid – information sheet Guide the person away from danger Stay with the person until First Aid at Work qualified first aiders recovery is complete are unlikely to be routinely trained in PROVISION OF FIRST AID - FOCAL SEIZURES Be calmly reassuring epilepsy awareness. It is advisable for Member of staff Explain anything that they the person with epilepsy to contact Member of staff may suffer a focal seizure and require first have missed with epilepsy their local first aiders to make them aid assistance. During a seizure do not aware of possible need for action. Likely symptoms are: The person is not aware of their First aid Restrain the person 7A (Managers can do this on behalf of a surroundings or of what they are doing, this may manifest as providers Act in a way that could staff member if they so wish). Plucking at their clothes frighten them (such as Colleagues in Smacking their lips shouting or being overly The regular work colleagues person’s the vicinity. Swallowing repeatedly forceful) would also benefit from having Wandering around Assume the person is information about what to do in case of aware of what is happening a seizure. or what has happened Give them anything to eat or drink until they are fully recovered Attempt to bring them around
7A PROVISION OF FIRST AID - FOCAL SEIZURES Member of staff may suffer a focal seizure and require first aid assistance. Likely symptoms are: The person is not aware of their surroundings or of what they are doing, this may manifest as Plucking at their clothes Smacking their lips Swallowing repeatedly Wandering around Member of staff with epilepsy First aid providers Colleagues in the vicinity. Provide first aid treatment as recommended – see first aid information sheet Guide the person away from danger Stay with the person until recovery is complete Be calmly reassuring Explain anything that they have missed During a seizure do not Restrain the person Act in a way that could frighten them (such as shouting or being overly forceful) Assume the person is aware of what is happening or what has happened Give them anything to eat or drink until they are fully recovered Attempt to bring them around First Aid at Work qualified first aiders are unlikely to be routinely trained in epilepsy awareness. It is advisable for the person with epilepsy to contact their local first aiders to make them aware of possible need for action. (Managers can do this on behalf of a staff member if they so wish). The person’s regular work colleagues would also benefit from having information about what to do in case of a seizure.
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