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A calm, practical guide

Seizure First Aid

Simple actions can help keep someone safe during and after a seizure. Save or print this guide so it is ready when needed.

When to call for help

This page is not emergency care

If there is immediate danger, difficulty breathing, a prolonged seizure, or you are unsure whether someone needs urgent help, call your local emergency number. Follow an individual seizure action plan where one is available and you have been trained to do so.

What to do

Five steps to help safely

01

Stay calm and stay with them

Note the time the seizure begins. Speak calmly and remain nearby until the person has recovered.

02

Make the space safer

Move sharp or hazardous objects away. If they are on the ground, cushion their head with something soft and remove their glasses if possible.

03

Do not restrain them

Do not hold the person down or try to stop their movements. This can cause injury.

04

After the movements stop, help them recover

If they are lying down, gently turn them onto their side with their mouth facing the ground. Stay with them as they become alert again.

05

Offer reassurance

When they are fully alert, explain what happened and ask whether they would like a friend, family member, or carer contacted.

Important: after immediate safety

If it is safe to do so

Record a short video of the seizure.

Once the person is safe, you are staying with them, and recording will not delay first aid or calling for help, a video can give their clinician valuable detail that may be difficult to capture in a verbal or written description. It can help the care team understand what happened and guide the next steps in assessment and management.

Safety firstNever record instead of protecting the person, timing the seizure, or getting urgent help.
Keep it simpleRecord from a safe distance without moving, restraining, or crowding the person.
Protect privacyShare the video only with the person, their carer, or their authorised healthcare team.

Seek urgent help

Call your local emergency service if:

The seizure lasts five minutes or longer, or lasts longer than is usual for that person
Another seizure begins before the person regains consciousness
They have difficulty breathing or do not wake up as expected
They are seriously injured, or the seizure happens in water
It is the person’s first known seizure
They are pregnant, or have diabetes and lose consciousness

Local-language essentials

Core first aid in iTaukei and Fiji Hindi

Choose a language for the most important safety actions. The full English guide above remains the reference version if any wording is unclear.

Seizure ke samay zaroori first-aid

Vyakti ke surakshit rakho, uske saath raho, aur seizure ke samay note karo.

  1. 01

    Shaant raho aur uske saath raho

    Uske paas raho aur seizure kab shuru bha, note karo.

  2. 02

    Jagah ke surakshit banao

    Nukila ya khatarnak cheez hatao, aur agar woh zameen par hai to uske sar ke niche kuchh naram rakho.

  3. 03

    Uske pakdo mat aur muh me kuchh mat dalo

    Uske harkat rokne ke koshish mat karo; jab tak woh poori tarah hosh me na aaye, khana, pani ya dawa mat do.

  4. 04

    Theek hone me madad karo

    Harkat rukne ke baad, use araam se ek taraf karo aur hosh me aane tak uske saath raho.

Urgent help: Jaldi madad bulao agar seizure 5 minute ya zyada chale, dusra seizure shuru ho, saans lene me dikkat ho, gambhir chot lage, ya seizure pani me hoye.
Video reminder: Pehle vyakti ke surakshit banao. Uske baad chhota video care team ke kaam aa sakta hai. First aid ya madad bulaane ke badle video kabhi mat banao.

Translation-review notice: These concise local-language aids are provided alongside the English source and should be reviewed by iTaukei and Fiji Hindi health-language reviewers before use in printed clinical material or community campaigns.

Sources and further learning

This page summarises publicly available guidance and is reviewed as the site develops. It does not replace individual medical advice or a personal seizure action plan.