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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Convulsion in pregnant woman — treat as eclampsia until proven otherwise.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tonic-clonic activity loss consciousness in pregnant patient.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — May have prior epilepsy diagnosis or hypertensive signs.
Scene hazards: Aspiration, Trauma
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 112 pregnant seizure time started.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Protect head remove glasses.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Recovery position left tilt third trimester.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Check medication list when alert.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 112 obstetric emergency seizure.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Epilepsy history meds last dose.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Magnesium if eclampsia labs BP monitoring.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Adjust AED levels neurology OB joint care if epileptic.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT restrain or insert objects in mouth.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume benign epilepsy without OB evaluation same admission.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Known epilepsy seizures in pregnancy are never eclampsia
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Eclampsia can occur in epileptics — always evaluate for preeclampsia too.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Missing eclampsia treating as routine epilepsy seizure only.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Eclampsia most dangerous pregnancy seizure cause.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Missed antiepileptic levels also provoke seizures — both need urgent care.