When should I call an ambulance?

You should call an ambulance when a seizure is life-threatening. You will know it is life-threatening if:

• The seizure lasts more than five minutes
• If the person has one seizure after another without gaining consciousness between episodes.
• If the seizure stops, but the person does not regain consciousness within 10-15 minutes.

For more seizure safety first aid information go to: Downloadable guide

Based in part on Brainstorms Companion: Epilepsy in Our View, Living Safely with Epilepsy (113-129)

Topic Editor: Steven C. Schachter, M.D.
Last Reviewed: 5/22/06

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