Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Clinical Pathway
for Children with Behavioral Health Concerns
None
Mild/Moderate
Severe
Urgent Patients admitted from ED
Provider to Provider Communication
EEG Leads Placed
EMU Care
EMU Care
- Tip Sheet
- Agitation Plan — Medications
- Daily re-evaluation of safety concerns
EMU Completed
Discharge
Discharge
- RN Assessment
- Child Life Assessment
- Verbal Hand-off Between Child Life Specialist
and EEG Technologist - Psychiatry consult if severe, or as clinically indicated
Posted: September 2015
Revised: April 2020
Authors: Steinmiller E, RN; Mason T, MD; Rosen A, MD; Vala L, RN; Scharko A, MD; Kratchman A; Nelson A, RN;
Foster C, RN; Allison K, CLS; DiGerolamo, K, RN
Revised: April 2020
Authors: Steinmiller E, RN; Mason T, MD; Rosen A, MD; Vala L, RN; Scharko A, MD; Kratchman A; Nelson A, RN;
Foster C, RN; Allison K, CLS; DiGerolamo, K, RN