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12 Convulsions/Seizures

EMD CE
Across
An abnormal firing of brain cells resulting in jerking movements is a seizure or __________.
Use of the Breathing Verification Diagnostic is _____ after the jerking/twitching has stopped for all generalized seizure patients who are breathing or whose breathing is questionable.
When the Breathing Verification Diagnostic results in a SLOW RATE of breathing for an unconscious patient, the EMD should repeat the diagnostic in this time frame to confirm effective breathing.
Per Case Entry rule 8, 'When the complaint description suggests generalized seizure, go to Protocol 12 regardless of ______________ and breathing status.'
Generalized (_____ ___) seizures generally last about 60 seconds.
An __________ seizure is when the caller mentions that the seizure the patient just had is different from the patient's previous seizures.
A __________ seizure is still in progress at the end of triage and after a physical verification by the caller.
__________ seizures are when a patient has more than one seizure and they were unconscious or not alert between seizures.
A brief staring spell in a conscious patient is called an _______ seizure.
Down
Agonal/Ineffective/Uncertain Breathing AFTER a seizure has stopped is considered a ______ _______ until proven otherwise.
After sending a 12-D-2, the ECT must return to _____ _________ and finish the interrogation.
_______ is a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of convulsions.
The mention of an atypical seizure is associated with poor patient ________.
A ____ seizure is localized twitching of a part of the body in a conscious patient.
Some patients experience an _____ prior to having a seizure.