Seizures FREC level 3 3 5 Assessment criteria

Assessment criteria 5. 1 Recognise seizures including: Partial seizure Generalised seizure 5. 2 Explain

ABCDE Approach Airway Breathing Obstruction due to foreign body Obstruction due to burns. Obstruction

3. 5. 1 What are seizures? Involuntary contraction of muscles in the body. Disturbance

3. 5. 2 What not to do Try and catch people. Move the casualty.

3. 5. 2 What to do Guide their fall if possible. Make space around

Status Epilepticus It is their first seizure for no cause. The seizure lasts longer

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Seizures FREC level 3 3. 5

Assessment criteria 5. 1 Recognise seizures including: Partial seizure Generalised seizure 5. 2 Explain how to manage a patient in seizure

ABCDE Approach Airway Breathing Obstruction due to foreign body Obstruction due to burns. Obstruction due to Anaphylaxis Asthma/ COPD Pleural Effusion Haemothorax Respiratory arrest Obstruction due to trauma Tension Pneumothorax Suspected Opioid Overdose Circulation Disability Cardiac Arrest Hypoglycaemia Hypovolemic Shock Intercranial Pressure Haemorrhage Pericardial Tamponade Seizure (Status Epilepticus) Myocardial infraction Exposure Hyperthermia Hypothermia Poisoning

3. 5. 1 What are seizures? Involuntary contraction of muscles in the body. Disturbance of electrical activity in the brain Epilepsy Heat stroke Head injury Overdose Auras Absence seizures

3. 5. 2 What not to do Try and catch people. Move the casualty. Put your hand in their mouth. Put anything in their mouth. Try and hold them in place.

3. 5. 2 What to do Guide their fall if possible. Make space around the casualty. Protect their head. After the seizure preform a primary survey. Monitor and record vital sign. If Possible time the seizure.

Status Epilepticus It is their first seizure for no cause. The seizure lasts longer than 5 minutes. The casualty has multiple seizures in a row.

Febrile convulsions