Seizure response dog
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File:Service Dog at restaurant.jpg
A Seizure Response Dog can be brought to restaurants or other businesses.
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Service dog for a boy with autism and seizures calms him during hospital stay.
A seizure response dog (SRD) (also known as seizure dog) is a dog demonstrating specific assisting behaviour during or immediately after a person's epileptic seizure.[1][2] When reliably trained such dogs can serve as service dogs for people with epilepsy.[3] Tasks for seizure dogs may include, but are not limited to:[4][5][6]
- Find someone to help
- Activate an emergency response system
- Stimulate a person to help them "wake up" after a seizure
- Act as a brace to help the person up
- Retrieve a phone or medication
- Physically remove the patient from an unsafe situation ( i.e. middle of a street )
A dog demonstrating specific behaviour prior to a persons epileptic seizure is also referred to as seizure alert dog (SAD).[7][2][8] Reports suggest that some dogs can be trained to anticipate epileptic seizures.[3][7] However, this ability has been questioned.[9][10][11]
Seizure response and seizure alerting behaviour may spontaneously develop in dogs living with children and adults with epilepsy.[1][2][8]
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External links
- Seizure-alert dogs National Geographic News article
