First aid for generalized seizures: modern approaches and opportunities for improvement
Journal: Epilepsy and Paroxysmal Conditions
Year: 2023

Background. Generalized seizures are often complicated by life-threatening health problems (such as airway obstruction, suppressed respiration and severe injuries) or observed as a manifestation of sudden cardiac arrest that determines a need for rapid recognition and management of the problem. Since immediate arrival of emergency medical service (EMS) specialists to a victim is impossible in most cases, first aid (FA) provision by immediate witnesses of seizures is of paramount importance for p