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Safe Schools
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Pupil Services
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School Mental Health
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Social and Emotional Learning
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Safe Schools
Epilepsy or Seizure Disorder
Epilepsy or Seizure Disorder
Data from the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health cites a lifetime prevalence of epilepsy in children from birth to age 17 as 10.2/1000 or about 1 percent and a prevalence of current epilepsy in this same age group at 6.3/1000 or about 0.6%. Epilepsy is a neurological condition that from time to time produces brief disturbances in the normal electrical functions of the brain. When someone has epilepsy, this normal pattern may be interrupted by intermittent bursts of electrical energy that are much more intense than usual. The electrical burst may affect a person's consciousness, bodily movements, or sensations for a few seconds to minutes. These physical changes are called seizure activity.
The primary treatment for seizure disorders is oral anticonvulsant medication. For the majority of students with epilepsy, medication controls the seizure activity. Other treatments for seizures include vagal nerve stimulators, ketogenic diet, and surgery. When convulsive seizure activity is prolonged, it is called status epilepticus. Students may suffer brain damage or die if seizure activity is prolonged and not interrupted. Prolonged seizure activity may be interrupted by administration of emergency medication. After emergency medication administration, emergency medical services or 911 may need to be called, and the student should be monitored for seizure activity and respiratory depression.
School personnel need to know how to recognize seizures and how to respond to a seizure emergency. School nurses can develop an emergency action plan, train school personnel in first aid, and provide assistance in the administration of daily and emergency medications for students with seizure disorder.
Resources
National Association of School Nurses
Resources for Administration of Nasal or Buccal Midazolam
- UW Health has published an information leaflet for parents on Treatment of Prolonged Seizures and Prevention of Status Epilepticus with Buccal Lorazepam or Midazolam. The leaflet has good diagrams showing how to administer by the buccal route.
- Seizure Smart, a publication of the Epilepsy Action, Australia, shows the use of both buccal and nasal Midazolam.
Other Training Resources
- Epilepsy Foundation information page about seizures in youth provides links to information about types of seizures, statistics about epilepsy, its impact and diagnosis, treatment, cultural issues. The Epilepsy Foundation offers a variety of educational programs to help everyone from school nurses to child care providers and first responders.
- Managing Students with Seizures: A School Nurses Training Program is a continuing education program designed to provide school nurses with information, strategies and resources that will enable him or her to better manage students with seizures by supporting positive treatment outcomes, maximizing educational and developmental opportunities, and ensuring a safe and supportive environment. Users set up an account (no cost) and receive continuing education contact hours from the CDC.
- Seizure Training for School Nurses: Caring for Students with Psychogenic Seizures (PNES) is a program designed to provide the school nurse with information and resources to gain a better understanding of caring for students with psychogenic seizures. By the end of this course, participants will have tools and knowledge to help children and youth with PNES.
The program consists of four modules to assist the school nurse in learning to effectively care for students with psychogenic seizures.
Medication Administration Videos
Seizure Training Videos
- Seizure First Aid
- Example of Absence Seizure
- Seizure Basics for Nurses and School Staff
- Seizure First Aid For Various Types of Seizures
- EpilepsyDiagnosis.org - A short and instantaneous registration process is required to view videos on this site, and this is open to anyone, anywhere in the world with an internet connection. Individuals with seizures or epilepsy imitating conditions and their families have kindly given consent for videos to be freely available in this way.