Seizure first aid video on YouTube

[batman]

Hello everyone. I just came across a very recently uploaded video on YouTube, which is about a little girl, probably less than two years old, whose experiencing a tonic clonic seizure (old name: grand mal seizure). Most likely, the lady who's holding this little girl is probably her mother, and the guy who's recording this situation, is most likely the girl's father. Anyway, they are going through the recommended procedures in providing first aid for this little girl. The steps I noticed are: keeping her away from anything that could hurt her during the seizure; using a video camera with sound in order to record the seizure, and at some point making sure that her entire body is in the video; timing the length of the seizure; turning the girl on her side in order to prevent her from swallowing any fluid that might build up inside her mouth during the seizure; not sticking anything in her mouth; not holding her down; remaining calm throughout the entire process; holding up the little girl's head; and so on. Overall, I see that these two adults did a wonderful job at providing first aid for this little girl.

Recording videos like this can be very helpful because it can provide the patient's doctor useful information for a variety of reasons. One of those reasons can be helping the patient's doctor to make a correct diagnosis for what type of seizure(s) the patient is experiencing. Another reason, which just popped up in my mind, is giving the doctor an opportunity to see if anything was done wrong, or was possibly left out, during the time frame of when a person is providing first aid to an individual who's having a seizure.

I have no idea how long this video is going to remain on YouTube, so hopefully those of you who are reading this posting will be able to watch the video. At the moment of me posting this topic thread, the link to the website is at [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8NmeO-EMfI]www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8NmeO-EMfI[/ame]

 

[epileric]

Maybe it's just the mood I"m in or the fact that I have a new niece, but it really bothered me seeing that poor child in a Tonic/Clonic sz.

 

[hootie]

I have never seen anyone having a seizure like that (my son has absence seizures). It made me cry. The video did help me see what to do if someone is having a seizure like that. I feel more prepared.

 

[Rae1889]

Who is the creator of the video. I can't find it on me phone.

 

[flinnigan]

I'm not sure how I feel about postings like that on YouTube. It hit me hard because my mom had described how I would shake as a baby, she thought I had low blood sugar and would just try to feed me then I would "sleep for hours" she would say. Maybe her guilt over ignoring my health is why she pulled away from me after my diagnoses. I hope that family is with the right Doctor not just some pediatric who thinks he knows what he's doing. I tried to post a link to us for them but I couldn't get it to post. Will keep trying.

 

[flinnigan]

I went back to you tube and saw breath holding spells. I'd never seen that some of the comments are ridiculous. Are they seizure related?

 

[Jen]

My oldest brother had breath holding spells as a kid. They aren't necessarily seizure related, but they do resemble some types alot. They usually go away once you reach 5-6 years old. It definitely scared my parents alot.