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Group Fitness Instructor

Category - Emergencies

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You enter the locker-room and find a woman having a grand-mal seizure. You clear the area to prevent head trauma, place a soft item under her head, place her in the recovery position, place a non-breakable item in her mouth to prevent her from swallowing her tongue, and have someone activate the EMS. Which of the above was a WRONG choice?
  1. Placing her in the recovery position
  2. Activating the EMS
  3. Placing an item in the mouth
  4. Clearing the area
Explanation
Answer: C - It is no longer recommended that victims of grand-mal (clonic) seizures are restrained or that responders place any items in the mouth. After the seizure is over, the individual should be assessed for compromised breathing or trauma and the EMS activated if either is problematic. The responder should be aware of how draining a grand-mal seizure can be; both confusion and fatigue may quickly descend, complicating the situation.
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