Seizure First Aid Simulator

Practice responding to a seizure in real time. A student begins having a seizure; your job is to take the correct actions (the three S's from Chapter 2) and decide if and when to call 911. Each run uses a different seizure length, so you cannot just memorize one answer.

Open the simulator full screen

How to use it

1. Press START.
2. While the seizure is in progress, click the correct actions: time it, clear the area, cushion the head, and turn the student on their side.
3. Watch the clock. If a convulsive seizure passes 5 minutes, it becomes a 911 emergency.
4. Some scenarios stop on their own before 5 minutes (do not call 911); others run long (you must call). Press RESET to try another.

What it teaches

• Timing the seizure is what tells you when to escalate.
• Never restrain or put anything in the mouth (there is no button for those because you should never do them).
• Turn on the side only once the jerking eases.
• Calling 911 is right for long or repeating seizures, breathing trouble, water, injury, a first seizure, or when the student's plan says so.

Warning

This is a learning tool, not medical advice or certification. For free, real certification, see the Epilepsy Foundation training.

MicroSim metadata

• Type: p5.js interactive simulation
• Files: main.html, sketch.js
• Learning objective: apply seizure first aid and the 5-minute 911 rule under time pressure
• Source chapter: Seizure First Aid