Prehospital benzodiazepine use and need for respiratory support in paediatric seizures.

Christina K PfeifferKaren SmithStephen BernardStuart R DalzielStephen HearpsTobias GeisMichael KabeschFranz E Bablnull null

Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2022)

Increasing administration of BZD doses was associated with higher use of respiratory support. Alternative prehospital antiepileptic drugs to minimise respiratory depression should be investigated in future research.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
respiratory tract
emergency department
intensive care unit
trauma patients
depressive symptoms
current status
drug induced