Epilepsy Survey results: Have you seen an epileptic seizure on a TV show or movie show improper ways to respond to a seizure (e.g. put something in person's mouth)?
Epilepsy survey: For this newsletter issue, we asked guests who visited our homepage (www.epilepsygroup.com: Have you seen an epileptic seizure on a TV show or movie show improper ways to respond to a seizure (e.g. put something in the patient's mouth)?
- Yes
- No
- I have never seen a seizure in a movie or TV show
The resu lts are now in! It is disappointing that it looks like a majority of respondents reported seeing a seizure on a show or movie that demonstrated improper ways of responding to the episode.
For more detailed information on how to properly respond to an emergency with seizures, you can read more here: https://www.epilepsygroup.com/epilepsy-information-sub-detail.php?idseccion=5&idsubseccion=59&id=64
And here: https://www.epilepsygroup.com/epilepsy-information-sub-detail.php?idseccion=5&idsubseccion=59&id=108
Results:
Yes: 67%
No: 11%
I have never seen a seizure in a movie or TV show: 22%
