Since this is unfortunately not common knowledge yet, let’s spread some information. Here is the guide for what to do when someone is having a tonic-clonic seizure, as described by Epilepsy Action:
• Protect them from injury (remove harmful objects from nearby)
• Cushion their head
• Look for an epilepsy identity card or identity jewellery – it may give you information about their seizures and what to do
• Time how long the seizure lasts
• Once the jerking has stopped, help their breathing by gently placing them in the recovery position (see below)
• Stay with them until they are fully recovered
• Be calm and reassuring
Call for an ambulance if any of these things apply:
• You know it is their first seizure
• The seizure lasts for more than five minutes
• They have one tonic-clonic seizure after another without regaining consciousness between seizures
• They are seriously injured during the seizure
• They have trouble breathing after the seizure has stopped
Here’s a pretty little picture that you can save for bad times or send to all your friends