What are the potential safety issues for people with epilepsy and photosensitivity at a fireworks gathering?
Photosensitive people who also have epilepsy are usually on medications. If the medication is appropriate and is taken properly, it provides a valid protection, although it does not completely eliminate the risk. In circumstances that combine many of the provocative factors mentioned above, a seizure may occur especially if the patient has not been fully compliant with their medication. The most vulnerable among the spectators are young individuals who are photosensitive but never had a seizure before because they were never previously exposed to sufficiently provocative visual stimulation. These subjects are unaware of the risk and are totally unprepared to face the consequences. They are not protected by medication and will not recognize the signals of an impending attack. When a major seizure occurs in the midst of a large crowd absorbed in the contemplation of fireworks in action, the situation must be handled skillfully and without delay. Trying to get the attention of bystanders
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