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ModerateNeurologyStatus epilepticus – first-line treatmentuk-plab-1

A 66-year-old man collapses with a generalised tonic-clonic seizure that has continued for 8 minutes by the time paramedics arrive. According to UK hospital protocols, what is the preferred first-line drug and route for ongoing seizure activity in this situation?

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