Article
Prehospital management of convulsive status epilepticus in children: a knowledge, attitude and practice survey of UK ambulance service clinicians
2025-12-08
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<h4>Purpose</h4> Childhood convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) is a time-critical emergency (incidence 17-23/100,000/yr) requiring prompt treatment to reduce morbidity and mortality. Evidence shows that prehospital midazolam is as safe as diazepam, but more effective. However, legal and logistical barriers limit its use by paramedics. We performed a UK-wide survey of current practice, perceived barriers, and view...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 286f1d72-8f1c-5948-b64f-688663e6ffb7
- DOI
- 10.64898/2025.12.06.25341753
