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Seizure "bite sticks" on Amazon
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 11:48Topic: Community Issues and Chat
Amazon sells bite sticks for people having seizures...
For example: http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Medical-%60Bite-Stick-Bx/dp/B000LU9KC8/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1362067243&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=epilepsy+stick
and
http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Epilepsy-Seizure-Bite-Stick/dp/B005NDVV0M/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hpc_1
Basic seizure first aid tells us not to put anything in a person's mouth while they're having a seizure. I've been writing reviews on them, posting pictures, reporting the products, rallying others via Facebook and EpilepsyFoundation.org to help write reviews, contact Amazon or the sellers, report the items.
These are very dangerous and they perpetuate the myth that you are supposed to put something in the person's mouth during a seizure. That can break their teeth, their jaw, or they could choke on it. These should not be sold!
We need more people to help get this point across. I don't want to wake up some random place with my jaw broken, or not wake up at all, because of someone's well-intentioned ignorance. People need to be educated and these need to go away! I've found 15 to 20 of these on here. Do a search on Amazon for "seizure stick" and you will find many!
For example: http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Medical-%60Bite-Stick-Bx/dp/B000LU9KC8/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1362067243&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=epilepsy+stick
and
http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Epilepsy-Seizure-Bite-Stick/dp/B005NDVV0M/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hpc_1
Basic seizure first aid tells us not to put anything in a person's mouth while they're having a seizure. I've been writing reviews on them, posting pictures, reporting the products, rallying others via Facebook and EpilepsyFoundation.org to help write reviews, contact Amazon or the sellers, report the items.
These are very dangerous and they perpetuate the myth that you are supposed to put something in the person's mouth during a seizure. That can break their teeth, their jaw, or they could choke on it. These should not be sold!
We need more people to help get this point across. I don't want to wake up some random place with my jaw broken, or not wake up at all, because of someone's well-intentioned ignorance. People need to be educated and these need to go away! I've found 15 to 20 of these on here. Do a search on Amazon for "seizure stick" and you will find many!
Re: Seizure "bite sticks" on Amazon
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2013-03-25 - 22:21
Whatever you did, Amazon doesn't have them on there anymore. I found a company that sells them and asked them to be removed, and sent the link to the Chair of the Foundation's Professional Advisory Board. Let's hope we get these removed! Epi_help Resource Specialist