Seizures

What items are included in seizure precautions

• Suction

  non-rebreather O2

  ambu bag

• suction catheters

  non-rebreather O2

  bag

• suction cannister

  non-rebreather O2

  bag mask

• Suction

  non-rebreather O2

  meds

Seizures typically last less than _ minutes

Classification of Seizures includes these 3 things.....

• where it begins in brain

  how long it lasts

  other features

• where it begins in brain

  level of awareness

  other features

• where it begins in brain

  how long it lasts

  what it looks like

• where it begins in brain

  which side of the body is involved

  other features

Three types of rescue medications we use are:

• Depacon

  Keppra

  Ativan

• Depacon

  Keppra

  Phenobarbital

• Diastat

  Versed

  Ativan

• Diastat

  Keppra

  Ativan

Two things to include in Seizure first aid teaching are:

• no bathing unsupervised

  &

  no heights

• No bathing

  &

  no skydiving

• No Baths

  &

  no sleep

• No showers

  &

  no playgrounds

You should always restrain the patient during a seizure

• TRUE

• FALSE

You should place a tongue depressor in the patient's mouth during a seizure

• ALWAYS

• NEVER

You can provide a teaching sheets to the parents that you access on.....

A short exam during a seizure that includes asking the patient to remember a code word and to follow commands is called a ....

• post-ictal exam

• pre-ictal exam

• ictal exam

• icky exam