It Could Be Epilepsy - A Field Guide for Law Enforcement

Epilepsy Foundation
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Published on Dec 3, 2013

While most law enforcement and EMS personnel do an outstanding job recognizing and handling individuals experiencing seizures, in limited cases they may respond with inappropriate force to behaviors associated with seizures, interpreting undirected, involuntary and unorganized movements as aggression. The results can be fatal for the person with epilepsy, especially when dangerous restraint practices are used. As this video points out, before reacting, it may be useful to think, "It could be a seizure."

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