Figure 1.

Flow chart to illustrate the care pathway and exclusions throughout the EPIC study (EPIC1 and EPIC2). The EPIC1 exclusions were as follows: missing/inadequate data (18/178) and miscellaneous, for example, hoax call (6/178). The non-seizure diagnoses in EPIC1 were as follows: syncope,³ intoxicated/passed out,² tremor/spasm,² fall,² rigours,² twitching,¹ panic attack,¹ anxiety/hyperventilation,² abnormal behaviour¹ and social/miscellaneous/inappropriate.⁶ The non-seizure diagnoses in EPIC2 were 5/8 vasovagal, 1/8 syncope, 1/8 complete heart block and 1/8 collapse. EPIC, Epilepsy Pre-Hospital Interventions and Care.