Can seizures cause sudden death in patients?

  1. Can a seizure cause sudden death?  Usually it does not lead to death, except in severe grand mal seizures of continuous status. A typical seizure lasts only a few seconds, tens of seconds or 2-3 minutes and recovers spontaneously without special treatment.  2. What are the causes of death in epilepsy?  1, seizures lasting longer than 13 hours, due to hypoxia and ischemic brain damage lasting longer, can cause systemic failure and death, but this is not much, accounting for only 0.1% of epilepsy patients.  2, accidents caused by seizures for example: trauma, asphyxia.  3, Suicide.  4. Deaths caused by the original disease that caused the seizure.  5. Deaths related to treatment medications are extremely rare.  6, due to the patient’s non-compliance with medical advice and sudden discontinuation of medication, which induces a heart block. Among them, deaths caused by persistent status epilepticus and accidents during seizures are more common.  3. What are the methods of care?  What measures should be taken by relatives in case of acute seizures to make them wake up quickly and restore their consciousness?  (2) Remove the denture or dentures or use a handkerchief or paper towel between the upper and lower teeth to prevent the patient from biting his or her own tongue.  (3) Move the patient to a safe place, then loosen the collar and trouser belt and tilt the patient’s head to the side to allow oral secretions to flow out on their own and prevent saliva from accidentally entering the airway. Also, hold the patient’s jaw up to prevent the tongue from blocking the airway.  (4) Stimulate or apply pressure to Renzhong, Hegu (tiger’s mouth), Neiguan (2 inches above the transverse wrist line), Yongquan (depression in the middle of the sole of the foot) and other acupuncture points to promote wakefulness.  (5) Don’t force feed the medicine and can’t move around and forcefully press the limb during seizure. Use bedding or hands to protect the limbs to prevent joint dislocation or limb fracture.  (6) If the seizure lasts for more than 15 minutes, the patient should be taken to hospital for further resuscitation.  The above is to introduce you to the dangers of seizures hope it will help you. The actual fact is that you will be able to get a good deal on your own, and you will be able to reduce your chances of getting the job done.