Status Epilepticus in a Child
At the end of this simulation participants will be able to:
1. Identify prolonged seizure activity as status epilepticus.
2. Practice airway support, vascular access, and medication dosing in a seizing child.
3. Determine the appropriate destination for transfer.
2. Video
The video includes frame of an animated patient next to a monitor with vital signs that change based on the patient's clinical condition. There is also a prerecorded, narrated prebrief, dispatch, and debrief that you can use to help faciliatate the simulation.
Use the video's clickable hotspots to navigate to different parts of the video and find content faster. You can also download the video and use if offline, starting and stopping it as indicated.
3. Surveys
Please complete the facilitator and participant surveys at the end of the session to help us improve SimBox.
Acknowledgements
Posted: May 2020
Revised: Feb 2022
Authors: Becca Mielke RN, Lauren Simpson RN, Erin Montgomery RN, Robin Behl PA-C, Sofia Athanasopoulou, MD, Shruti Kant, MD, Mukuka Kangwa, MD, Sonia Mehta, MD, Marc Auerbach, MD; Maybelle Kou, MD; Ilene Claudius, MD; Keyuree Satam, Elizabeth Sanseau, MD
Disclaimer: The booklet and video were created as educational and research resources and not to guide clinical practice. Please reach out to our team with any questions or if you want to contribute.
Animation used with permission from OPENPediatrics.
SimBox Case: Status Epilepticus in a Child © 2025.09 by Becca Mielke RN, Lauren Simpson RN, Erin Montgomery RN, Robin Behl PA-C, Sofia Athanasopoulou, MD, Shruti Kant, MD, Mukuka Kangwa, MD, Sonia Mehta, MD, Marc Auerbach, MD; Maybelle Kou, MD; Ilene Claudius, MD; Keyuree Satam, Elizabeth Sanseau, MD is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit
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