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grand mal seizure, convulsions, seizure, convulsions, a person's body shakes rapidly, uncontrollably, convulsions, person's muscles contract, relax repeatedly, term "convulsion", used interchangeably, "seizure", many types of seizure, of which have subtle, mild symptoms instead of convulsions, seizures of all types, disorganized, sudden electrical activity, in the brain, convulsions, unsettling to watch, despite appearance, most seizures, relatively harmless, last from 30 seconds to 2 minutes, a seizure is prolonged, multiple seizures happen, person doesn't awaken in between, medical emergency, a person has recurring seizures, no underlying causes, person is said to have epilepsy, epilepsy, controlled well, pay attention to which arms, legs, shaking, whether there is any change in consciousness, whether there is loss of urine, stool, whether the eyes deviate in any direction, epilepsy, alcohol use, barbiturates, intoxication, withdrawal, brain illness, injury, brain tumor, rare, choking, drug abuse, electric shock, fever, particularly in young children, head injury, heart disease, heat illness, heat intolerance, malignant hypertension, very high blood pressure, meningitis, poisoning, stroke, toxemia of pregnancy, uremia related to kidney failure, venomous bites, stings, snake bite, withdrawal from benzodiazepines, valium, low blood sugar, brief blackout followed by period of confusion, sudden falling, drooling, frothing, mouth, grunting, snorting, breathing stops temporarily, uncontrollable muscle spasms, twitching, jerking limbs, loss of bladder, bowel control, eye movements, teeth clenching, unusual behavior, sudden anger, sudden laughter, picking at one's clothing, have warning symptoms, attack, consist of fear, anxiety, nausea, visual symptoms, vertigo, a seizure occurs, main goal, protect the person from injury, try, prevent a fall, lay the person on the ground, safe area, clear the area of furniture, sharp objects, cushion the person's head, loosen tight clothing, around the person's neck, turn the person on side, vomiting occurs, helps make sure that the vomit is not inhaled, lungs, look, medical i, d, bracelet, seizure instructions, stay, the person, recovery, have professional medical help, mean, monitor the person's vital signs, pulse, rate of breathing, in an infant, child, seizure occurs, a high fever, cool the child gradually, tepid water, give the child acetaminophen, tylenol, child has had fever convulsions, not immerse the child, cold bath, fever convulsions, not restrain the person, not place between the person's teeth, a seizure, fingers, not move the person, is in danger, near something hazardous, not try to make the person stop convulsing, has no control over the seizure, not aware of what is happening, not give the person by mouth, convulsions have stopped, person is fully awake, alert, the first time the person has had a seizure, a seizure lasts more than 2 to 5 minutes, does not awaken, have normal behavior after a seizure, another seizure starts soon after a seizure ends, person had a seizure in water, person is pregnant, injured, has diabetes, does not have a medical id bracelet, instructions explaining what to, different, seizure compared, person's usual seizures, epilepsy should always take any, wear a medical alert tag, keep fevers under control, in children, marx ja, hockberger rs, walls rm, eds, rosen's emergency medicine, concepts, clinical practice, 5th ed, mosby, ford-smith ed, clinical toxicology, 1st ed, philadelphia, pa, saunders, goetz cg, pappert ej, textbook of clinical neurology, philadelphia, pa, saunders, 2003.