Recent content by Murphy

About the ~20 minute efficacy of valium for seizures - I can't say that I've seen it in a drug reference manual, but I have heard it repeatedly in neurology classes and texts and in other reference books on seizure treatment. I don't have accesses to manuals right now... the best that I can do...

The anti-seizure duration of activity of diazepam is short (~20 minutes) as compared to the duration of the sedation. It's easy for the cumulative effects of repeated doses of valium, phenobarbital, and other sedating anti-seizure medications to become a problem of its own. And having given...

From time spent in the world of veterinary ER: In answer to the original question (several years late) - flow by oxygen rates at 6-15 lpm work great - vary it by how bad off and how cooperative they are... many pets will actively resist oxygen at 15 lpm, even if they are blue. Beyond...