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Table 2 Treatment delays of SE

From: Treatment delay in status epilepticus – more effective prehospital symptom recognition warranted

Delay component

Median

Range

N

%

EMS call

10 min

0–12 h 4 min

117

77.5

EMS arrival

25 min

0–12 h 31 min

116

76.8

EMS physician arrival

48 min

5 min – 1 h 33 min

14

9.3

SE recognition

34 min

0–67 h 29 min

148

98.0

First-line treatment

40 min

0–48 h 44 min

121

80.1

Arrival at the hospital

1 h 40 min

0–51 h 23 min

150

99.3

Second-line treatment

2 h 42 min

10 min – 71 h 30 min

91

60.3

EEG initiation

5 h 11 min

1 h 41 min – 67 h 29 min

44

29.1

Onset of anesthesia

6 h 40 min

3 h 48 min – 7 h 30 min

7

4.6

BS pattern on EEG

8 h 20 min

5 h 35 min – 9 h 20 min

7

4.6

  1. SE Status epilepticus, EMS Emergency medical services, ED Emergency department, EEG electroencephalogram, BS burst suppression
  2. Time parameters are counted from the onset of SE. In cases where the onset of SE was not witnessed, the parameters are counted from when the patient was discovered