PEDIATRIC FIRST TIME SEIZURE PATHWAY
IN COLLABORATION WITH DR. BROCKWAY (NEUROLOGY) AND DR. HORSTMANN (CHIPS)
THE SIMPLIFIED VERSION:
1ST TIME SEIZURE < 6 MONTHS OR PROLONGED POST-ICTAL PHASE (GREATER THAN 2 HOURS): ADMIT TO CHIPS
1ST TIME SEIZURE, > 6 MONTHS, AND BACK TO BASELINE WITHIN 2 HOURS:
1) DISCHARGE WITH A PRESCRIPTION FOR DIASTAT
2) PRINT A COPY OF THE DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS
3) SEND A MESSAGE TO THE NEURO TEAM TO FACILITATE FOLLOW-UP.
>Cerner messsage to PAV NEURO TEAM
>Message Title: New Onset Seizure
>Message Contents: Patient and Parent Name, Daytime Phone #, Best Email Address
IN COLLABORATION WITH DR. BROCKWAY (NEUROLOGY) AND DR. HORSTMANN (CHIPS)
THE SIMPLIFIED VERSION:
1ST TIME SEIZURE < 6 MONTHS OR PROLONGED POST-ICTAL PHASE (GREATER THAN 2 HOURS): ADMIT TO CHIPS
1ST TIME SEIZURE, > 6 MONTHS, AND BACK TO BASELINE WITHIN 2 HOURS:
1) DISCHARGE WITH A PRESCRIPTION FOR DIASTAT
2) PRINT A COPY OF THE DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS
3) SEND A MESSAGE TO THE NEURO TEAM TO FACILITATE FOLLOW-UP.
>Cerner messsage to PAV NEURO TEAM
>Message Title: New Onset Seizure
>Message Contents: Patient and Parent Name, Daytime Phone #, Best Email Address
