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DEMO

10 years

This card helps you look after DEMO during a seizure.

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Keep DEMO safe

Do this

1
Stay with DEMO and stay calm.
2
Time the seizure. Tap the timer.
3
Move hard or sharp things away. Put something soft under DEMO's head.
4
Do not hold DEMO down or stop the movements.
5
Do not put anything in DEMO's mouth.
6
When the jerking stops, gently roll DEMO onto their side.
7
Stay with DEMO and talk calmly until they are fully awake.

Call 000 now if

The family's plan

Call 000 5 minutes after the rescue medication

Or if 3 or more seizures happen in 60 minutes

Call 000 if

They have trouble breathing, or do not wake up
They are injured
The seizure happens in water
It is their first seizure
The seizure stops but they don't recover as usual
You are worried about their safety

What DEMO's seizures usually look like

In the family's words

Stares and doesn't respond. Body goes stiff. Arms and legs jerk. Very sleepy afterwards.

Usually lasts

About 2 minutes, can be prolonged

These don't need emergency care

Myoclonic

Stay with DEMO and keep DEMO safe until it passes. The timer is running.

Body goes stiff, then jerks

Generalised tonic-clonic

Also called convulsive seizure

The body goes stiff, then the arms and legs jerk. They are not aware of what's happening. It often lasts 1 to 3 minutes, and they are tired and confused afterwards.

Goes stiff, may fallArms and legs jerkMay cry outLips may look blueMay wet themselves

A short blank stare

Absence

Also called typical absence

A short blank stare, usually less than 15 seconds. They stop what they're doing, then carry on as if nothing happened. They won't remember it.

Stares, doesn't respondEyelids may flutterStops talking or moving

Looks awake, isn't aware, may have twitches

Focal impaired consciousness

Also called focal impaired awareness, or complex partial seizure

They seem awake but aren't aware. Eyes may deviate to one side. They may have twitching in one or more parts of the body. They usually won't remember it.

StaringTwitching in one arm, leg or the faceMay have trouble breathing

Quick sudden jerks

Myoclonic

Sudden quick jerks of the arms or body, like a jump. Usually over in a second or two. They may drop things.

Sudden jerksDrops thingsOften soon after waking

More about DEMO

Allergies

Penicillin

Rescue medication

Midazolam 5 mg (1 mL), into the cheek or the nose (the carer chooses). After 5 minutes. Or if 3 or more seizures happen in 60 minutes.

Only give it if you are trained to. Not again within 8 hours of a dose: call 000 instead.

Expires June 2027

  • Take it with them when they go out.
  • Keep it out of light and heat, at room temperature. Not in the fridge, and not in a hot car.
  • Check the expiry date regularly.

VNS magnet

Swipe the VNS magnet at the start of the seizure.

Type of epilepsy

Epilepsy

Weight

32 kg

Entered 10 November 2026

Daily medicines

Levetiracetam250 mg
MorningNight
Clobazam5 mg
Night

What helps

A quiet, calm voice. Let them rest afterwards. Stay close until they're fully awake.

Doctors

Dr Rupa PatelGP, Example Family Practice02 9000 0000
Call
Dr Sam LeeNeurologist, Example Children's Hospital02 9000 0001
Call

Seizure plan

Dr Sam Lee, neurologist, Example Children's Hospital

Dated February 2026

Also good to know

Not diabetic. No brain injury.

Filled in by Sample family, checked 10 November 2026

This card supports a family's own plan and never replaces medical advice. It is not an emergency service: it lets the family know, but it doesn't call for help. In an emergency call 000.

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