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Posted 10 months ago With all the media talk about Jett Travolta's death following a suspected seizure. I thought it would be good to start a topic to discuss it. About 8 years ago, my then 2 year old son, fell off a kitchen chair and struck his head on the floor. He immediately went into a grand mal seizure. He stopped breathing twice post seizure and I had to rescue breathe for him. It was the scariest 10 min of my life, because his face was as blue as the sky. It turned out, he had just a simple concussion, and has never had a seizure since in the last 8 years. I learned something from this experience, that I didn't know as a nurse. Children are more prone to stop breathing after a seizure, and need rescue breathing. Additionally, what is frightening for me as a nurse, I've encountered many many fellow health care professionals, that tend to downplay seizures, as not a potentially serious issue. I've had several pt's in the hospital over the years, that have seized. It's relatively easy to stop if you have IV access in place. About all you can do is make sure the pt is in the sidelying position, and give any IV meds ordered to stop a seizure (usually ativan). Additionally, provide respiratory support after the seizure. anyone else with personal experience with seizures? My extensive military knowledge is not limited to just being in line at the commissary, I also have extensive military knowledge of the 'Class Six'. |
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| Posted 10 months ago First, my condolences to John Travolta and his family for their loss. My thoughts and prayers are with them. I am a big fan of John's. The only person close to me who has had a seizure is my girlfriend. She continues to have them and has had them for many years. I have never been with her when she had one. I would take them seriously and all med professionals should too. Whether you are an adult or a child, it's important and nothing should be overlooked.
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| Posted 10 months ago A few years ago, I was in an aerobics class with a friend of mine who was a doctor. A 30 year old woman in the class had a seizure. It was tough keeping her airway clear of the copious amount of phlegm. After several minutes and several seizures, her heart stopped. The doc and I did CPR on her and got her back, and she recovered fully. The gym staff was poorly trained. I had to push one of them away that was trying to give her a drink of Gatorade while she was seizing! Also they delayed calling 9-1-1, which the doctor told them to do at the onset. Thankfully the staff at the gym got CPR training after that incident. The woman told us that she was sure the outcome would have been different if a doctor and nurse had not been there. So sad that John Travolta and his wife lost their son. No good can come out of this for them, but it will help the public be more aware. |
