Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is conducting a pediatric seizure study in our Emergency Department/Trauma Center.
Our physicians and researchers have joined a partnership of 11 children's hospitals and universities across the country to find out which of two commonly prescribed medications is best for treating seizures in children in the emergency room.
Because seizures can be life threatening if not stopped immediately, medication has to be given within five minutes of a childÕs arrival in the emergency department. There may not be time to talk to a childÕs parent or guardian about the study prior to treatment. In that case, a child may be enrolled in the study without a parentÕs permission.
For more information visit www.dcchildrens.com/seizurestudy or call 1 (866) 377-8557.
Local study coordinators at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin:
- Halim Hennes, MD, (414) 266-2629.
- Derek Jirovec, CRC, (414) 337-7183.
The pediatric study is sponsored by The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, with support from the Emergency Medical Services for Children of the Maternal Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration. Both are agencies of the federal government.
