If you witness someone having a seizure:

• Stay calm

• Protect the person having the seizure

• Cushion the head

• Loosen tight neckwear

• Move any objects or furniture that might cause harm

• Turn the person on his or her side

• Do not insert any object into the mouth

• Do not restrain the person

• Talk to the person in a reassuring voice
   

Call 911 if:
 

• The seizure lasts longer than 5 minutes

• Seizures occur in clusters over a short period of time

• Injury occurs or is suspected

• The seizure occurs in water

• The person appears to be choking or having difficulty breathing

• The person is pregnant or has other medical issues

• The person doesn’t recover well after a seizure or gets sick a few hours or days after the seizure