A 22-year-old man collapses with a generalised tonic-clonic seizure in the community. What is the first-line medication for ongoing seizure activity p...

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A 22-year-old man collapses with a generalised tonic-clonic seizure in the community. What is the first-line medication for ongoing seizure activity pre-hospital?

Accepted Answer

Buccal midazolam

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Rectal diazepam

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IV lorazepam

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IM haloperidol

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Sublingual clonazepam

mrcem sba MCQ (SBA): Status epilepticus (initial)

A 22-year-old man collapses with a generalised tonic-clonic seizure in the community. What is the first-line medication for ongoing seizure activity pre-hospital?