24. Obtain a history if not provided with registration paperwork to include:

25. Date of Diagnosis

26. Name; telephone # of health care provider; seizure type, frequency, duration, usual posticalbehavior/care.

27. Be sure to have updated emergency contact information checked quarterly.

30. If communication with student’s health care team is desired, fax signed consent to office, and call to request orders for meds, recommendations for care and IEP, etc.

34. Send someone to call emergency contacts if needed

35. Time the seizure

36. Put something soft under the child’s head

37. Do not restrain or hold down

38. Do not put anything in the child’s mouth

39. Roll child on their side after the seizure ends

40. Be comforting & talk gently to the child

41. Check for a MedicAlert bracelet or other medical I.D.

42. Stay with the child until fully conscious

43. As planned in the Emergency Care Plan

44. Child’s seizure lasts more than 5 minutes

45. Child has repeated seizures without regaining consciousness

46. Child is injured or has diabetes

47. Child has breathing difficulties

48. Child has a seizure in the water

49. Child is injured

59. You believe that a seizure is starting

63. Tickling in the throat

66. Helmets

67. Safety and Privacy

68. Hallway Passes/ Buddy System

69. Pregnancy/birth control

70. Field Trips

71. School Bus

72. Substance abuse

73. Medic-Alert

74. Sports/Coaches

78. Quality of life

79. Reasonable accommodations to help the child succeed

80. Epilepsy as a “hidden disability”…the impact of disclosure on child

86. Recognize a seizure, especially those with few visible symptoms

87. Know seizure first-aid protocols – teachers and classmates

93. Obtain medical documentation of disability

94. Obtain copies of any evaluations conducted privately

95. School Principal, nurse, and other professionals design section 504 accommodations

98. Create an official, legal document that creates accommodations for medical, personal, and safety needs in the school environment.

101. Decide if further evaluations are needed.

102. Review results of all evaluations and decide eligibility for special education.

106. Self-Esteem

107. Social Skills

108. Coping Skills