What to do with seizures in the elderly

When the elderly have a seizure, first aid measures should be taken immediately and 120 should be called. When the patient has a seizure, the patient should be quickly made to lie down flat to avoid head trauma, and tilt the head to one side to ensure that oral secretions and vomit can flow out smoothly, to prevent misdrawing from aspiration pneumonia or causing asphyxia. At the same time, the patient’s clothes should be quickly loosened from the coat buttons, ties and other places that are too tight, to maintain smooth breathing. In order to prevent the patient from biting his tongue when convulsing, you can take a towel and put it between the patient’s upper and lower teeth. After this, you should immediately call 120 and send them to the hospital for resuscitation as soon as possible to avoid serious consequences. After the elderly seizure, timely medical treatment, find the cause of seizures and standardize the use of medication under the guidance of physicians.