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| ===== Seizures ===== | ===== Seizures ===== | ||
| - | <callout type="success">{{fa>arrow-circle-right?color=green}} See main article: **[[neurology:approach-seizures#treatment|Approach to Seizures: Treatment]]**</callout> | + | <alert icon="fa fa-arrow-circle-right fa-lg fa-fw" type="success"> |
| + | See main article: **[[neurology:approach-seizures#treatment|Approach to Seizures: Treatment]]** | ||
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| If you witness a seizure, call for help, as the patient will likely have decreased LOC following the event. It is appropriate to call a code blue (“Medical Emergency”) if you need medications or more support. The first line treatment is with benzodiazepines either IV (preferred or IM). Give lorazepam 2mg, or midazolam 2mg, or diazepam 5mg q2-5minutes PRN until seizures are controlled. If not already on antiepileptics, it is reasonable to load them with dilantin (20mg/kg) to prevent further seizures. | If you witness a seizure, call for help, as the patient will likely have decreased LOC following the event. It is appropriate to call a code blue (“Medical Emergency”) if you need medications or more support. The first line treatment is with benzodiazepines either IV (preferred or IM). Give lorazepam 2mg, or midazolam 2mg, or diazepam 5mg q2-5minutes PRN until seizures are controlled. If not already on antiepileptics, it is reasonable to load them with dilantin (20mg/kg) to prevent further seizures. | ||
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