National guidelines for the management of seizures recommend midazolam 10 mg IM as first line therapy. The big question is how often EMS follows this guideline or how well that guideline matches up to real world use. Dr. Jarvis makes a road trip to ESO headquarters to discuss this paper using the ESO research dataset with newly minted Texan Mike Verkest and special guest Dr Remle Crowe. We go deep on the very interesting methodology used in this paper as we get our nerd on!
Citation:
Guterman EL, Sporer KA, Newman TB, et al. Real-World Midazolam Use and Outcomes With Out-of-Hospital Treatment of Status Epilepticus in the United States. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Published online August 2022.
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The EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast exists to foster knowledge translation from peer-reviewed scientific journals to the street. Join Mike Verkest and Dr. Jeff Jarvis as they shine the bright light of science on EMS practice in an informative and fun way.