Learn First Aid

• Section One: Introduction

  • Unit 1: What is First Aid?
  • Unit 2: Universal precautions and personal safety
  • Unit 3: How the body works

• Section Two: Basic Emergency Care

  • Unit 4: Emergency Scene Management
  • Unit 5: Casualty management and primary survey
  • Unit 6: The casualty who is not breathing normally
  • Unit 7: Choking
  • Unit 8: Wounds and bleeding
  • Unit 9: Shock
  • Unit 10: The recovery position
  • Unit 11: Head to Toe (secondary) survey
  • Unit 12: Ongoing casualty care
  • Unit 13: Moving the casualty

• Section Three: Accident Care

  • Unit 14: Near drowning
  • Unit 15: Burns and scalds
  • Unit 16: Soft tissue injuries: strains and sprains
  • Unit 17: Fractures and dislocations
  • Unit 18: Head and spinal injuries
  • Unit 19: Eye injuries
  • Unit 20: Poisoning
  • Unit 21: Bites and stings

• Section Four: Medical Emergency Care

  • Unit 22: Heart attack and angina
  • Unit 23: Stroke
  • Unit24: Fainting
  • Unit 25: Epileptic seizures
  • Unit26: Fever
  • Unit 27: Effects of heat and cold
  • Unit 28: Dehydration
  • Unit 29: Massive allergic reaction
  • Unit30: Asthma
  • Unit 31: Low blood sugar (Hypoglycaemia)
  • Unit 32: Emergency Childbirth
  • Unit 33: Common Infectious Diseases
  • Unit 34: HIV Aids

Unit 25: Epileptic seizures

Contents

What is an epileptic seizure?

How can you tell that someone is having an epileptic seizure?

Your actions