This section will help you develop your own seizure preparedness plan and enable you to pull together important information about yourself and your epilepsy. You, and those who care about you, will then have the necessary information when you need it most. You can start with a quick version of Developing My Seizure Plan 101, or work step by step through each section. 

You may print out a paper copy of My Seizure Plan from the Resource Kit, or you may create a seizure preparedness plan electronically in our online Epilepsy Diary.

Preparing these tools will help you:

• Talk to your health care team about your types of seizures and risk for seizure emergencies.
• Keep track of treatments used to manage your seizures.
• Develop an individualized plan for seizure first aid and how to use “as needed” rescue treatments to prevent seizure emergencies.
• Teach other people how to respond to seizures appropriately.

In this section, you will find information on:

• Importance of Preparedness Plans
• Developing My Seizure Plan 101
• Organizing My Personal Information
• Knowing My Health Care Team
• Knowing My Type of Seizures
• Understanding My Seizure Triggers
• Taking My Daily Seizure Medicine
• Recording Other Seizure Treatments
• Seizure First Aid - Care and Comfort
• Knowing When Seizures Need Additional Help
• Knowing My Plan for “As needed” Treatments
• Knowing When to Call for Emergency Help
• Reviewing My Seizure Plan

Continue to Importance of Preparedness Plans

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