• Poisoning - Acute Guidelines For Initial Management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Poisoning_-_Acute_Guidelines_For_Initial_Management/
    cholinergic syndrome, seizures, LOC Baclofen (25 mg)  - coma Camphor - rapid decrease in conscious state …, seizures, hypotension Carbamazepine (400 mg) - coma Centrally acting alpha adrenergic agonists eg clonidine … Hydrocarbon solvents/ kerosene / essential oils - decreased level of consciousness, seizures, aspiration …
  • Recreational drug use and overdose
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Recreational_drug_use_and_overdose/
    , rhabdomyolysis, seizures, intracranial haemorrhage, hyponatraemia, cerebral oedema - 12 lead ECG - BSL - … followed by CNS depression Acute medical complications: - sustained 'high', encephalopathy & seizures … associated with miosis Dextropropoxyphene (Digesic)  - seizures & arrhythmias Tramadol  - seizures
  • Risperidone Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Risperidone_Poisoning/
    and neurological instability including CNS depression, seizures and extra pyramidal symptoms Management is mainly … Respiratory depression, seizure, or coma could potentially occur, as well as neuroleptic malignant syndrome …. Discuss with a toxicologist via the Poisons Information Centre 13 11 26. 3. Specific treatment Seizure
  • Metabolic disorders
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Metabolic_disorders/
    Seizures  Resuscitation Background Metabolic disorders or inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) result from … feeding/suck or vomiting hypotonia respiratory compromise/apnoea progressive encephalopathy and seizures … and seizures Presentation may also be more insidious: Developmental delay or regression Coarsening of features …
  • Hyponatraemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hyponatraemia/
    of hyponatraemia should not exceed 8 mmol/L in 24 hours in a non-seizing child Hyponatraemic seizures are a medical … symptoms such as nausea and malaise Severe (<120 mmol/L): headache, obtundation and seizures may occur … Neurological status Red Flags Nausea and vomiting Irritability Headache Decreased conscious state Seizures
  • Head injury
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Head_injury/
    haematoma (occipital, parietal or temporal) in child <2 years Severe mechanism Post-traumatic seizure Loss … sustained Presence of amnesia Post injury seizure Examination Neurological examination, including signs … History of loss of consciousness Post-traumatic seizure Severe headache Persistent vomiting Non-frontal …
  • Essential Oil Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Essential_Oil_Poisoning/
    depression (any change in mental state is significant), vertigo, dizziness, ataxia, seizures CVS …, vomiting, seizure activity, pulmonary oedema Geranium Allergic contact cheilitis Lavender CNS depression … family) Multiple tonic-clonic seizures Wintergreen (98% Methyl Salicylate) Nausea, vomiting, tinnitus …
  • Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Resuscitation__Care_of_the_seriously_unwell_child/
    AVPU/modified GCS/GCS Pupil reflexes Focal motor deficit Seizure activity Toxin exposure Blood gas … seizures Hypoglycaemia Hyponatraemia Hypernatraemia Seizure Afebrile Seizure Febrile NAI Stroke Meningitis … Resuscitation Card Resuscitation – Appendices Parent information Kids Health Info Febrile seizures Fever …
  • Anticholinergic Syndrome
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anticholinergic_Syndrome/
    mouth and tachycardia. Serious symptoms include seizures, coma and cardiac conduction abnormalities ….  There is a spectrum of severity ranging from mild symptoms to a life-threatening condition - although seizures, coma … mental status Other central signs include tremor, coma, increased tone, and seizures (rare). The features …
  • Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors SSRIs poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Selective_serotonin_re-uptake_inhibitors_SSRIs_poisoning/
    and young people are asymptomatic Possible symptoms include nausea and less commonly seizures and cardiac …, and overdose is potential life-threatening with a risk of delayed seizures, hypotension and cardiac …; infrequently drowsiness, tremor, tachycardia and vomiting can occur. Seizures are uncommon occurring in 2-4 …

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.