I don’t think ems is trained

Hi, Thank you for posting and for sharing your concerns. It’s important that everyone, (especially EMS/first responders) understands, or are familiar with how to appropriately respond to and administer seizure first aid to an individual who may be experiencing a seizure.To learn more about seizure first aid, please visit: https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/seizure-first-aid-and-safetyThe Epilepsy Foundation does offer resources and training specifically to help EMS and First Responders better understand how to recognize and respond to people during different types of seizures and seizure emergencies. For more information about our EMS/ First Responder Training program, please visit: https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/our-training-and-education/ems-first-responder-trainingAdditionally, you may always contact our 24/7 Helpline, where trained information specialists are available to answer your questions, offer help, hope, support, guidance,and access to national and local resources. 1-800-332-1000, or contactus@efa.org. epilepsy.com/helpline

Honestly, I've only taken CPR classes(not EMT) but either my mother and doctors are wrong or CPR/First Aid is teaching incorrect info. I first got 1. "The only thing epileptics carry to stop their seizures are medical shots. You insert them in their butt." I was just thinking....has this "put the Adivan  pill under my daughter's tongue" been a lie my whole life? 2. "When individuals have a seizure, lay them on their back." Again, I was just thinking, my mom has been telling my teachers the wrong thing MY WHOLE LIFE if this is true. She says put me on my SIDE so I don't bite my tongue off.                                                                                                                                                        So, who was wrong? the CPR cirriculum/teachers or my mom who's been doing this for 20+ years?  

Your mother is correct. In fact, when I was in the hospital for VEEG monitoring last year that’s what the nurses on the epilepsy monitoring unit did. They only gave the injection in the IV which was basically Ativan, if the seizure was too long or if I had too many. They told me all of that ahead of time. Also, the links that were provided on proper first aid, is the correct way to do it, but unfortunately most people get the wrong information in their training.