HAP15: Fits & Seizures

The trainee will be able to assess the patient with a seizure to produce a valid differential diagnosis, investigate appropriately, and formulate and implement a management plan.

 
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Mental Health in the Emergency Department (HST Teaching + Mini Sims)
Mental Health in the Emergency Department (HST Teaching + Mini Sims)

Last week we delivered our revised HST teaching day focused on mental health-related presentations in the ED. This blog contains a full teaching package needed to run an enjoyable training day.

#SimBlog: Disabled Child with Complex Comorbidities
#SimBlog: Disabled Child with Complex Comorbidities

18-year-old (???) male, tonic clonic seizure >20 minutes. Unresponsive. Known cerebral palsy and epilepsy.

Lightning Learning: Status Epilepticus
Lightning Learning: Status Epilepticus

Status Epilepticus is generally defined as any single or multiple convulsions lasting 30 minutes or more.

Lightning Learning: Febrile Convulsion
Lightning Learning: Febrile Convulsion

Febrile Convulsions are generalised seizures affecting 1 in 20 children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years.

#SimBlog: Alcohol Withdrawal
#SimBlog: Alcohol Withdrawal

A 46-year-old man who has been admitted to EDU on an alcohol pathway. He has been on the ward for a few hours to sober up.

#SimBlog: Lateral Thinking
#SimBlog: Lateral Thinking

A 1-year-old is brought in by ambulance after he started fitting at home. Paramedics have given one dose of Diazepam.

#SimBlog: First Afebrile Seizure
#SimBlog: First Afebrile Seizure

An 8-month-old baby girl is carried into the ED by her mother after a reported fit at home.

Lightning Learning: Afebrile Seizures In Children
Lightning Learning: Afebrile Seizures In Children

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#SimBlog: Eclampsia
#SimBlog: Eclampsia

27-year-old female. 33/40 primigravida, brought in by ambulance. She has been fitting for 10 mins.

 

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