Status Epilepticus: The Chess Game of the Emergency Department

The radio call comes in: a 3 year old who is actively seizing. Time to get the board set up and play. In this episode we strive to be more than just algorithm readers; we want to be a status epilepticus grandmaster. Let’s learn to think moves ahead and make calculated sacrifices as we try to checkmate a child’s seizure.

Refrences

• If we need the algorithm
• How do we set up the board?
• First line treatment
• Second line: Not one, not two, but three studies!