Status epilepticus
Educational use only. Not clinically reviewed46-year-old woman for Emergency recognition, stabilization, and first-line treatment. About 8 simulated minutes.
What you will practise
- Recognize generalized convulsive status epilepticus from seizure type, duration, and absent recovery.
- Record injury protection, airway and oxygen support, monitoring, help, vascular access, and point-of-care glucose in parallel.
- Record the fixed adult 4 mg IV lorazepam action for ongoing generalized convulsive status.
- Reassess visible seizure activity, airway, ventilation, oxygenation, and the need for prompt escalation.
Review and sources
Not clinically reviewed. No clinician has signed this scenario.
- Glauser T, et al. Evidence-Based Guideline: Treatment of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Children and Adults. Epilepsy Curr. 2016;16(1):48-61. doi:10.5698/1535-7597-16.1.48.
- American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Seizures. Ann Emerg Med. 2024;84(1):e1-e6. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.02.018.
- Trinka E, et al. A definition and classification of status epilepticus. Epilepsia. 2015;56(10):1515-1523. doi:10.1111/epi.13121.
Open Sim Lab is an educational simulator, not for clinical use. It is not a clinical decision-support tool, not a dosing calculator, and is not validated for any decision affecting a real patient.