Pre Hospital Diazapam Use in Under Weight Adults
Date First Published:
October 7, 2020
Last Updated:
January 11, 2021
Report by:
Michael Holgate, Paramedic (Student MSc) (Yorkshire Ambulance Service MMU MSc EM Student)
Three-Part Question:
In [adults agreed twelve to seventy of below average body weight] does [titration of a second intravenous dose of Diazepam based upon weight, when compared to a bolus second dose of 10 mg] reduce [the risk of an adverse event whilst still achieving the termination of the seizure without neurological compromise].