Almost 1 in 100 people in the UK have epilepsy and around 87 people are diagnosed in the UK every day.
It is considered one of the most common neurological (brain) conditions worldwide and according to the Epilepsy Society charity, over 600,000 people in the UK have the condition, or about one in every 100 people.
Epilepsy can start at any age, and there are many different types. Some types of epilepsy last for a limited time before the person eventually stops having seizures. But for many people, epilepsy is a life-long condition.
When someone has epilepsy, it means they have a tendency to have epileptic seizures. Anyone can have a one-off seizure, but this doesn’t always mean they have epilepsy. A seizure happens when there is a sudden burst of intense electrical activity in the brain. This causes a temporary disruption to the way the brain works. The result is an epileptic seizure.There are around 60 types of seizure and someone may have more than one type. For some, seizures are life-threatening. 1,000 People die in the UK every year because of their epilepsy with as many as 400 of these deaths preventable.
The most common treatment for epilepsy is epilepsy medicines. These are sometimes called anti-epileptic drugs or AEDs. This medicine doesn’t cure epilepsy, but helps to stop or reduce the number of seizures.Earlier this year there was a shortage of Epilepsy medication nationally and a local Somerset boy with severe epilepsy has become the first patient in the world to trial a new device fitted in their skull to control seizures.The neurostimulator, which sends electrical signals deep into his brain, has reduced his daytime seizures by 80%.
Our Epilepsy Awareness and buccal midazolam course is for staff working with and supporting people with epilepsy who wish to gain a better knowledge of the condition, including administration of buccal midazolam and, if required, rectal diazepam.
Midazolam belongs to a group of medicines called benzodiazepines, which are used to treat a number of different conditions, including seizures. If a seizure lasts for more than five minutes, it may be difficult to stop unless treatment is given. This course includes practical skills, including simulating the administration of oral buccal midazolam and rectal diazepam using a manikin.
We offer this as both an open course at our Warmley training centre and as an in-house course at a venue of your choice. The course is half a day (3 hours) and employs a variety of teaching techniques to meet the needs of individual delegates and includes the following:
- Understanding of epilepsy
- Types of seizure
- Triggers
- Emergency management
- Buccal midazolam administration
- Rectal diazepam administration (when requested)
You can view a host of testimonials on this course, and all of our other courses for that matter, on our testimonials page.
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