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Live interactive webinar and onsite face to face training available for this course This course is now being delivered to groups via live interactive webinar as well as onsite face to face and will be delivered by our professional and qualified educators. If you require further information, please complete the booking enquiry form on this page or call 01242 371 999
This full day Epilepsy Awareness & Rescue Medication Administration training is specifically targeted at those working with individuals who have been diagnosed with epilepsy and are prescribed Buccal Midazolam, Rectal Diazepam or Rectal Paraldehyde rescue medication.
Info & Booking Enquiry
Our Epilepsy Awareness and Rescue Medication course is delivered in line with guidelines set out by the following bodies:
- Epilepsy Nurses Association (ESNA)
- Royal College Of Psychiatrists
- International League Against Epilepsy (ILEA)
This course has been designed to ensure that staff are provided with current relevant theoretical knowledge and skills.
Attendees will be supported and taught how to administer rescue medication and there will be simulated practical based assessment.
Theory session on epilepsy awareness (AM)
- What is Epilepsy.
- Causes of the condition.
- Who can be affected.
- Common triggers of a seizure.
- Types of seizures.
- Medical conditions resulting in seizures.
- Management of seizures.
- Status epilepticus.
- Medication used in epilepsy.
- Planning ahead.
Theory & practical session on administering rescue medication (PM)
- Recap on the classification and management of tonic clonic seizures.
- Ethical and legal responsibilities.
- The impact of rescue medication and anti-epileptic drug therapies.
- Side effects of Buccal Midazolam, Rectal Diazepam and if required, Rectal Paraldehyde.
- Emergency planning in care and when to call an ambulance.
- Risk assessment/promotion of safeguarding and dignity.
Course Assessment and Certification
The assessment is completed with simulated practical assessments.
Upon successful completion of the training learners will be issued with a certificate of completion which is valid for 2 years.
Recommendation on Re-Training
It is recognised that the administration of Buccal Midazolam, Rectal Diazepam and Rectal Paraldehyde are emergency treatments which may or may not be used on a regular basis. The frequency which individuals use the procedure will have an effect on their level of skill and confidence.
It is recommended therefore that individuals attend a refresher course annually.
This course is often booked with the following courses:
Onsite Training Locations
Tidal Training provide onsite face to face healthcare training to large and small organisations across the United Kingdom. Our tutors will travel to your workplace or choice of venue and deliver training at a time and date which fits in with your organisation’s work commitments. If you require training outside of normal working hours we will be more than happy to support you. Our clients do not have to pay for mileage or any other added extras.
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Onsite Training for Epilepsy Awareness & Rescue Medication Administration
This Epilepsy Awareness and Rescue Medication courses and all of the Clinical Training Courses we provide can be delivered onsite in most cities and surrounding areas in England, Wales and Scotland including:
- Aberdeen
- Bangor
- Bath
- Birmingham
- Bradford
- Brighton and Hove
- Bristol
- Cambridge
- Canterbury
- Cardiff
- Carlisle
- Chester
- Chichester
- Coventry
- Derby
- Dundee
- Durham
- Edinburgh
- Ely
- Exeter
- Glasgow
- Gloucester
- Hereford
- Inverness
- Kingston upon Hull
- Lancaster
- Leeds
- Leicester
- Lichfield
- Lincoln
- Liverpool
- City of London
- Manchester
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newport
- Norwich
- Nottingham
- Oxford
- Perth
- Peterborough
- Plymouth
- Portsmouth
- Preston
- Ripon
- Salford
- Salisbury
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- St Albans
- St Davids
- Stirling
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Sunderland
- Swansea
- Truro
- Wakefield
- Wells
- Westminster
- Winchester
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester
- York
- Wherever you are!