Seizure first aid for people with epilepsy: opinions and knowledge of caregivers and healthcare professionals

Asadi‐Pooya, Ali A.; Hosseini, Seyed Ali; Haghighi, Leila Hashmi Zade Fard; Asadi-Pooya, Hanieh

doi:10.1016/j.seizure.2022.09.007

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“…Some previous research showed that caregivers and health professionals did not apply appropriate first-aid measures due to lapses in their knowledge. Consequently, there is a need for standardized training programs for both professionals and the public [ 31 ].…”

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Knowledge and Attitudes towards Epilepsy of Croatian General Student Population and Biomedical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Žuvela,

Filipović-Grčić,

Rušić

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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Epilepsy causes a significant burden to patients as it is linked with various somatic and psychiatric comorbidities, social issues, impaired quality of life, and increased mortality. Improving the population’s knowledge and attitudes about epilepsy patients could be beneficial as it could raise social awareness and lead to more social support for patients. For those reasons, a survey-based cross-sectional study was conducted to determine Croatian students’ knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy. A previously developed survey questionnaire was adapted for the Croatian setting and distributed online to the students (n = 544). Croatian students generally had positive attitudes towards people with epilepsy (median score 28.0, interquartile range 29.0–26.0, with the minimum possible score being 0.0 and the maximum 30.0), with the female gender (B (male) = 0.664 (95% CI −1.158, −0.170), p = 0.009), biomedical education (B (other) = −0.442, (95% CI −0.823, −0.061), p = 0.023), and personal experience in the form of witnessing the seizure (B = 0.519 (95% CI 0,098, 0.940), p = 0.016) as predictors of more favorable attitudes. Overall knowledge was satisfactory concerning most items, with the exception of first aid measures and risk factors. Educational intervention targeting bio-medical students and other students who might, in their future professional lives, be responsible for people suffering from epilepsy is needed to improve the gaps in their knowledge.

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“…Consequently, there is a need for standardized training programs for both professionals and the public [31].…”

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Knowledge and Attitudes towards Epilepsy of Croatian General Student Population and Biomedical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Žuvela,

Filipović-Grčić,

Rušić

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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“…First aid in accidents at the Cub Scout level is one of the important materials to learn and master (Djärv et al, 2022;Adib-Hajbaghery & Kamrava, 2019;Asadi-Pooya et al, 2022;Adal & Abebe, 2022). This is due to the possibility of emergency situations or accidents occurring in their environment (Gete et al, 2022;Diango et al, 2022;Diango et al, 2023;Slingers et al, 2022;Oktafiani Sigarlaki;.…”

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Implementation of scouting techniques material on first aid for accidents in scouts of Gudep Bumi Bahari

Ummah BK,

Hamna,

Rahmawati

et al. 2024

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Scouting is one of the activities of forming discipline, morals, character, and mental development with a learning process outside the school environment and outside the family environment which is packaged in an interesting and fun way carried out in the open air. There are two kinds of scout learning material, namely knowledge learning and scouting techniques. In scouting activities there are several scouting techniques that are often used for example camping, exploration, terrain orientation, and mountain climbing. Therefore, it is necessary to implement the scouting technique of scout first aid material for scouts through a Community Service program that is integrated with lecture activities at the project location to implement the scouting technique of scout first aid material for scouts in Gudep Bumi Bahari so that scouts in Gudep Bumi Bahari can know and apply every step in performing first aid in accidents during scouting activities. The purpose of this service is to increase the knowledge and skills of the first aid of the Cub Scouts, because the knowledge of first aid in the accident of the Cub Scouts of Gudep Bumi Bahari is still lacking. The method used in this community service is lecture-based coaching, practice and educational games, interviews are conducted as a final evaluation. The service program carried out with the project implementation team can be carried out according to targets such as increasing the understanding and skills of Scouts related to first aid material at Gudep Bumi Bumi Bahari in SD Negeri Pulias Abaling.

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“…According to those posters and movies, basic first aid should be provided as follows: 1) stay with the person until they are awake and alert after the seizure [time the seizure, remain calm, and check for medical identification (ID)]; 2) keep the person safe (move or guide them away from harm); 3) turn the person onto their side and then, finally, consider calling an ambulance. According to these guidelines, a patient showing: 1) seizure lasting <5 min; 2) self-limited seizures; and 3) habitual stereotypical seizures, not the first seizure, in most cases only needs basic first aid, not ambulance transfer or a visit to the emergency department (ED) [1][2][3]. However, inappropriate or unnecessary ambulance calls are a problem in the real world [4,5] and have long been discussed [1,6].…”

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Non-1st seizure was less severe than 1st seizure with non-urgent level among suspected seizures transferred by ambulance

Asano,

Fujimoto,

Hatano

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Background To prioritize emergency medical calls for ambulance transport for patients with suspected seizures, information about whether the event is their 1st or non-1st seizure is important. However, little is known about the difference between 1st and non-1st seizures in terms of severity. We hypothesized that patients transferred multiple times (≥2 times) would represent a milder scenario than patients on their first transfer. The purpose of this study was to compare patients with suspected seizures on 1st transfer by ambulance and patients who had been transferred ≥2 times. Methods We statistically compared severity of suspected seizures between two groups of patients with suspected seizures transferred between December 2014 and November 2019 (before the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic) to our facility by ambulance for either the first time (1st Group) or at least the second time (Non-1st Group). Severity categories were defined as: Level 1 = life-threatening; Level 2 = emergent, needing admission to the intensive care unit; Level 3 = urgent, needing admission to a hospital general ward; Level 4 = less urgent, needing intervention but not hospitalization; and Level 5 = non-urgent, not needing intervention. Results Among 5996 patients with suspected seizures conveyed to the emergency department by ambulance a total of 14,263 times during the study period, 1222 times (8.6%) and 636 patients (11%) met the criteria. Severity grade of suspected seizures ranged from 1 to 5 (median, 4; interquartile range, 3–4) for the 1st Group and from 1 to 5 (median, 5; interquartile range, 4–5) for the Non-1st Group. Most severe grade ranged from 1 to 5 (median, 4; interquartile range, 4–5) for the Non-1st Group. Severity grade differed significantly between groups (p < 0.001, Mann–Whitney U-test). Uni- and multivariate logistic regression tests also suggested a significant difference (p < 0.001) in severity grades. Conclusion In direct comparisons, grade of suspected seizure severity was lower in the Non-1st Group than in the 1st Group.

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Seizure first aid for people with epilepsy: opinions and knowledge of caregivers and healthcare professionals

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Knowledge and Attitudes towards Epilepsy of Croatian General Student Population and Biomedical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Knowledge and Attitudes towards Epilepsy of Croatian General Student Population and Biomedical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Implementation of scouting techniques material on first aid for accidents in scouts of Gudep Bumi Bahari

Non-1st seizure was less severe than 1st seizure with non-urgent level among suspected seizures transferred by ambulance

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