First aid measures for stroke

There is no concept of twitching in Western clinical medicine, and the twitching referred to in daily life usually corresponds to convulsions. Convulsion refers to involuntary twitching or strong contraction of the whole body or local muscles, including two types of epileptic seizures and non-epileptic seizures. In the process of first aid for convulsions, the following process is usually followed: 1. Keep the airway open: first of all, protect the patient’s airway, place the patient in a safe place, unbutton the clothes, take off the dentures, remove foreign bodies from the mouth, keep the airway open, and pad some soft objects between the upper and lower teeth to prevent tongue bite. If the patient is unconscious, turn the body or head to the side to facilitate the flow of oral secretions and prevent inadvertent aspiration into the lungs leading to asphyxia or aspiration pneumonia. If there is a lot of secretion, have a negative pressure suction device ready to attract it. If asphyxia or respiratory arrest occurs, tracheal intubation and ventilator-assisted ventilation are required. 2. Monitor vital signs: the patient’s vital status needs to be assessed, continuous monitoring of blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and oxygen saturation needs to be completed, arterial blood gas analysis needs to be completed, intravenous access needs to be established, and hypoglycemia and hypocalcemia needs to be corrected. 3. If the patient’s muscle tonic clonus is serious, be careful not to use excessive force when pressing to avoid fracture. Consider the application of sedative drugs to control convulsive seizures, the first-line drugs recommended by clinical studies include lorazepam, diazepam, etc. Patients can be treated with appropriate medications under the guidance of professional doctors.