Developing your own seizure preparedness plan emphasizes the importance of teamwork and the central roles that you (the person with seizures and your family) play in seizure management. Your success in managing epilepsy will depend on being prepared to tackle whatever comes your way – from understanding your epilepsy, maintaining seizure control, responding to seizures, and managing your safety.

Also, since seizures rarely occur when you are with a doctor or other health care professional, recommendations for your medical treatment will depend greatly on what information you tell them. So accurate communication with your health care team is essential, and you and your family are the ones responsible for putting the recommendations of your health care team into action. We’ve put this section together to help you coordinate and communicate the necessary information to your health care team.

Preparedness plans can help you organize your seizure information and have it available when and where you need it. It can help you know what to do to prevent an emergency or tell others what to do in emergency situations. You can also adapt these plans to different situations in your life. We hope that by helping you be prepared, seizures or the fear of seizures won’t prevent you from participating and enjoying your life to the fullest.

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Topic Editor: Steven C. Schachter, MD and Patricia O. Shafer, RN, MN.
Reviewed by: Robert Fisher, MD and Patricia O. Shafer RN, MN

Last Reviewed: April, 2010