3 Page Handout (Word Document). Status Epilepticus CLINICAL

Introduction
Criteria
Treatment Overview
Medical Emergency - Importance of Calling and Ambulance/Seeking Medical Attention
Initial treatment for generalised convulsive status epilepticus
If the person with convulsive status epilepticus does not have an individualised emergency management plan immediately available
If convulsive status epilepticus does not respond to the first dose of benzodiazepine:
If convulsive status epilepticus does not respond to 2 doses of a benzodiazepine, give any of the following medicines intravenously as a second-line treatment
If convulsive status epilepticus does not respond to the second-line treatment options tried, consider the following third-line options under expert guidance
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