Sam’s EEG video telemetry

Going to the hospital

On the day of their test, they rang the hospital to make sure their bed was ready.

Sam went to the hospital. They could go with their mummy or daddy who would stay with them. They packed a bag with some of Sam’s favourite things to do and some pyjamas. When they arrived, they had a ride in a lift. They gave their letter to a person on the ward and then sat in a waiting room.

Then someone called Sam’s name and mummy and Sam went into the room where they were going to stay. In the room were some toys, a bed, a television and a computer. The nurse said that they would use the computer to take their picture.

Sam gets ready for their EEG test

Sam and mum unpacked their bag.

The EEG physiologist came to put the special wires on. Sam sat on a chair and had their head measured and rubbed with a cotton bud. This tickled a bit.

Next sticky paste was put on their head and coloured wires were pressed on top of this paste.  Special glue was added so that the wires do not fall off. The wires went into a bag that Sam wore all the time.

Sam’s test

Sam could sit on the bed and play with his toys for the rest of the day until bedtime. Mummy had a camp bed at the side of Sam’s bed.

The computer made a video recording of Sam and drew lots of squiggly lines for the doctor to look at.

Sam had all their meals like breakfast, lunch and dinner brought to him in his room.

Sometimes Sam was asked to do some things like open and close their eyes or take some big breaths like blowing a candle out.

Sam’s test is all finished

The nurses and the EEG physiologist looked after Sam every day and after a few nights it was time for Sam to go home. All the coloured wires were taken off and the sticky stuff was wiped out of their hair.

After Sam went home with mummy the doctors looked at all the squiggly lines. Then they wrote a letter to his hospital doctor and this would help them when they next saw Sam at the hospital.