PPT-Pediatric Prehospital Seizure

Management Evidence Based Guidelines and State of Care in CO Kathleen Adelgais MD MPH Pediatric Emergency Medicine Childrens Hospital Colorado Introduction Seizures are most common neurologic disorder in children. Hampers MD MBA Louis A Spina MD Pediatric febrile seizures are by far the most common form of firsttime seizure in childhood The incidence of a single febrile seizure is approximately 4 of all children younger than 5 years Because these occur in ot Supervised by: . Dr.amani. Done by :. Eman. Al-. otibi. Darin Al –. radadi. Dina Al-. amam. Ebtehal. Al-. yami. An 18 m. old baby is admitted to the hospital B/C he is suffering from fever and convulsion.. Eric V. Ernest, M.D., EMT-P, FAAEM. Department of Emergency Medicine. University of Nebraska Medical Center. Introduction. Goals. Expose residents to the subspecialty of prehospital medicine. Provide each resident with a solid understanding of the uniqueness and complexities of caring for patients in the field. 2019 ACADEMY OF MEDICINE OF CINCINNATI PROTOCOLS FOR SOUTHWEST OHIO PREHOSPITAL CARE UPDATE Woods Curry, MD, Co-chair Paul Gallo, EMT-P, Co-Chair All EMS providers shall be responsible to read and review each protocol and policy in its entirety Seizures and Epilepsy. A seizure is a brief, excessive discharge of brain electrical activity that changes how a person feels, senses, thinks, or behaves. . Epilepsy is a disorder in which a person has two or more seizures without a clear cause. . NeurologyThe Neurology practice at Valley Children146s provides diagnostic services medical treatment and follow-up care to infants children and adolescents who have suspected or con31rmed neurologica Division of Child . Neurology. Department of Pediatrics. Goryeb. Children’s . Center . Atlantic . Health. Topics. Headache. Seizures and Epilepsy. Peripheral Nervous System . Disorders. Radiology . Floating hospital for children at. Tufts medical center. May 9, 2019. Pediatric emergency medicine, echo lecture. Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Seizures. Objectives. To define seizures and epilepsy. Pediatric Seizures. This educational module is eligible for. . 1.5. . CEs.. Acknowledgements. 2. This . Pediatric Seizures . educational module was originally created and published in 2012. This 5. James J. Riviello, Jr., MD. The IOM Report, Epilepsy. IOM Committee on the . Public Health Dimensions of . the Epilepsies. IOM Report: Types of Patient Education. Epilepsy-specific knowledge & skills. Strategies for different systems. Seizures as a common medical issue. 10% of the population has 1-2 seizures over a lifetime. 1-1.5% of the population has recurrent seizures consistent with epilepsy—This is likely to be an underestimate if febrile seizures are included.. Prepared by:. Assis. . Lec. . . Lubab. Tariq . Nafea. Contents.  . What is a seizure?.  Seizure types.  . Etiology. of seizures.  Febrile convulsions.  Epilepsies of childhood.  Epilepsy syndromes. Recently after detection of low calcium in his lab tests he was referred to an endocrinologist for further evaluation and treatment . . PMH :. . seizure. . . Mental retardation ( He had a bad school performance even was not able to finish elementary school .. Pediatric seizures can be difficult to control, as treatment options are limited to high doses of antiepileptic drugs, which do not always work.. Patients who do not respond to conventional treatments are forced to consider alternative therapies for their child’s safety..