How to Manage Fits (Seizures) in Children at Home

Seizures in children are a common neurological symptom and are often due to a benign cause, such as febrile fits, but are associated with high anxiety and stress for Parents/Caregivers. It’s best to know what to do and not to do in such a situation.

Do’s

1. Be calm
2. Put the child on one side with the other side knee bent up to hip level and hand extended perpendicular to the body at arm level, with head up
3. Remove tight garments or jewellery around the neck
4. Give space for good ventilation
5. Wait for 3 to 5 minutes. If symptoms persist or recur, or if the person does not wake up within 15 minutes after the episode, take them to the nearest healthcare facility.
6. If medicine is available to stop fits, give the first dose via nasal spray or as a suppository via the bottom.

Don’ts

1. Not to give any sharp objects in Hand
2. Not to give feed or water during the episode
3. Not to crowd around the child

If your child is known to have fits, please have a write-up from the doctor on what to do if fits occur at home. Keep a card and emergency medicine along with the child wherever the child goes. Inform the school about the same. Do not skip or stop the fits medicine without a doctor’s consultation. The Fits is only a symptom, not a disease.