User:Rubab Fatima QMED/sandbox

Management:

Treatments of a person that is actively seizing follows a progression from initial response, through first line, second line, and third line treatments. The initial response involves ensuring the person is protected from potential harms (such as nearby objects) and managing their airway, breathing, and circulation. Airway management should include placing the person on their side, known as the recovery position, to prevent the patient from choking on their vomit. If the patient is unable to breathe because something is blocking their airway, they may require a breathing tube to open their airway.

The first line of medical treatment that is widely regarded as the most effective for actively seizing patients is a benzodiazepine. The recommended medication is lorazepam, but diazepam and midazolam are alternative medications that can be used. Lorazepam is the recommended treatment as it’s duration lasts longer than the alternatives.

Comments
Thanks for making these suggestions. Great work so far! I see that Heather has also posted on your sandbox talk page. Please adjust the use of the word "patient". On Wikipedia we refer to "people" in articles. I think you may also be able to add in a little more lay terminology. For example, can you think of a less medical way to write "widely regarded as the most effective for actively seizing patients is benzo.." JenOttawa (talk) 14:33, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the feedback, I will try to reduce my use of medical terminology.
 * Needs work on wording. Done some. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 19:30, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
 * The BMJ reference you quote re 'Lorazepam is the recommended treatment as it's [sic] duration lasts longer...' actually says 'Lorazepam may be preferable to diazepam as first line treatment because of its longer redistribution half life, leading to a smaller chance of recurrence of seizures. This has not been evaluated in a randomised controlled trial. The randomised studies that have looked at this question were inadequately powered to detect a significant difference.' Maybe you might rethink how you put that last sentence? We need to show in WP what's definitely known, vs what's generally believed! Kitb (talk) 15:10, 3 December 2018 (UTC)