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The team prepare to leave

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The paramedics have done a complete assessment of Oscar and have control of his airway and breathing. They have established that he is ‘U’ on the AVPU score.

As there are no other immediate interventions required, they decide that this is an appropriate time to move him to the ambulance.

It was all going so well!

Once Oscar is in the ambulance, however, he begins to have another seizure. Does this change your treatment plan?

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Emergency and Urgent Care for Children: a Survival Guide

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