Lifestyles Ideas Management - Seizure

I once witnessed a seizure in school when suddenly my Chinese teacher stood still with white foam in his mouth. He was shaking all over and then fainted in front of the class. We ran as fast as we could to call for the principal and staff carried him to the sick bay. Then, did I know that this is called epilepsy and during that time I heard stories about him not wanting to marry because he has this fits which occurred quite regularly.

The old wives tales of holding the spoon and try to force the spoon to the victim’s mouth to keep them from biting their own tongue. Good Samaritans mean well but this holding spoon is an ill-advised thing to do, a harmful, wrong and potentially injurious one.
One of the myths is people having seizures might swallow their tongue which is impossible. In the human mouth, a small piece of tissue called the frenulum linguae which sit behind the teeth and under the tongue keep the tongue in place, even during a seizure. Good Samaritans witness a seizure often reach for a wallet, a spoon or a dirty object to stick in the person’s mouth much to the chagrin of epilepsy patients.
When you put something in the mouth you end up cutting someone’s gums or injuring the teeth. The best way to help an epilepsy patient is to roll the person on one side to drain fluids from the mouth, cushion the head to prevent cranial injuries and seek medical help if necessary. Never place an object in a person’s mouth during a seizure.