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Live Session Presentation

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The Death Shimmies: Have You Seen Them in a 3-Year-Old and How Would You Treat?

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
13:55 – 14:15 MST
Location: 251 CF
Earn 0.25 credits - CAPCE; Nursing; CME CE credit

  • Tracy Rojas, MSN CCRN C-NPT (she/her/hers)

    Nursing Professional Development Specialist/Educator Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Team
    Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):
Tracy Rojas, MSN CCRN C-NPT: No financial relationships to disclose
The challenge of differentiating between epileptic seizures and convulsive syncope after transient loss of consciousness is well described in the adult literature. Imagine the conundrum when a three-year-old with a known seizure disorder presents after a presumed seizure and is found to be in ventricular tachycardia. Using a case study format and interactive discussion, this presentation will review the stabilization, treatment, and transport of a three-year-old child presenting in ventricular tachycardia after a presumed epileptic seizure.

Learning Objectives:

  • Compare and contrast epileptic seizures and convulsive syncope.
  • Formulate a treatment plan for the safe interfacility transport of a three-year-old in ventricular tachycardia, also having seizures.
  • Summarize the past medical history, presentation, and treatment plan using the SBAR format.