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i just broke my shoulder yesterday from one....
I'm one of those that have had many TCs at home and a few in public. It's the ones that have happened in public that I've ended up in the ER and it wasn't necessary. It's just that the public isn't well informed on what to do when they witness a seizure, so they automatically call for the emergency.I bet I can guess where that came from. It's probably a garbled version of when someone that knows they experience tonic clonics does and doesn't need to/should seek medical attention . People that are known to have tonic clonics don't have to go to the ER every time they experience one unless they are injured during the seizure, pregnant, diabetic or have another serious medical condition, or going into status or do not come back around after 5 minutes or have another seizure without regaining consciousness.
If it's their first seizure or if you don't know if it is or not you should seek medical help.