Toddler with Altered Mental Status

• 2021

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• Peter Antevy; Mark Piehl; David Spiro

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This video is about handling pediatric emergencies, focusing on a real case of a toddler with altered mental status and seizure management. It describes a 19-month-old toddler with altered mental status. The hosts, experts in pediatric emergency medicine, discuss the case and share insights on assessing and treating seizures in children. They emphasize the importance of quick assessment, proper airway management, and using medications like benzodiazepines for seizures. The episode also covers techniques for intraosseous access when intravenous access is difficult. Throughout the discussion, they highlight key teaching points for EMS providers to improve care for pediatric patients during emergencies.


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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Trauma

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Physicians

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Benzodiazepines; Emergency Medical Services; Ketamine; Midazolam; Pediatrics; Seizures; Status Epilepticus; Airway Management

Institutions: Prodigy EMS

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