PaediatricsEmergency Medicine
Febrile Convulsion
Febrile Convulsion clinical pathway.
Source: NICE; RCPCH — CG102
Step 1 of ~3
info
Assessment During Seizure
First Aid:
• Stay calm, note time
• Protect from injury, remove dangerous objects
• Place in recovery position when possible
• DO NOT put anything in mouth
• DO NOT restrain
Call ambulance if:
• First seizure
• Lasts >5 minutes
• Repeated seizures without recovery
• Breathing difficulty
• Serious injury
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Methylene Blue · Guanylate Cyclase / Nitric Oxide Pathway Inhibitor
- Sodium phenylbutyrate · Ammonia scavenger (alternative pathway)
- Marstacimab · Anti-tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) monoclonal antibody
- Diazepam (Paediatric) · Benzodiazepine — Status Epilepticus / Febrile Convulsions (Community)
- Meropenem (Paediatric) · Carbapenem — Severe / MDR Gram-Negative Infections / Febrile Neutropenia
- Glasdegib (Specialist drug) · Hedgehog pathway inhibitor
Decision support only. Always apply local guidelines and clinical judgement.