epilepsy and rectal valium

[2shoes]

didn't want to hijack fio's thread.
I am wondering how the docs know a dc is alergic to valium.
dd wa given it on her first fit. she then had a severe reaction. so bad she had to be ventilated. we were very lucky that she the fit right in front of her pead.
because of this she now has rectal pharadahyde.
my question is. has anyone who dc has been prescribed rectal valium as an emergency drug be warned of this?

hi 2shoes my dd had rectal diazapan, not rectal valium but she too had add an reaction to it she screamed for hours on end like she was persessed and at 3 months old it was not good so now in her notes she too as to have pharadahyde , but we dont have at home so have to phone 999 as they say its tricky making up .

oh it is sooooooo not. it comes ready made up. it is just you have to insert a syringe into a tube and draw off the paraldahyde and put tube up. I was shown how to do it (well not shown exactly) it is a doddle.

fio I asked on a different thread so as not to worry you.
training can be given. a nurse at dd's school showed me.

dunt the paradehydee smell? dd would have had that if she hadn't come out of the status.
At the mo she has oral midazolan. Much easier than rectal as no faffing with nappies and bottoms.

well when we go to a&e, shes on open door policy, they make up, and when we was coming home the nursers said looking after chloe they found it hard to make up ,so we would but this is local hospital not childrens i will now be asking again

yes it stinks to high heaven. she stinks after wards. it is like it comes out of her pores.
tell me more about oral midazolan please.

trace it used to have to be made up as it is mixed with sunflower oil(i think) but a tame chemist can get it in already made up.
it is very expensive about £80 a 20ml bottle though.
(and we have been pouring it on the garden for the last year)

lol they also said its a very short shelf life?

it does and it doesn't.
if you get a chemist who knows his stuff they will know to order it from a company that makes it with a 6 month shelf life.
ours comes from a company in essex and has a 6 month shelf life. but in the past i have had it with a month!!

its called buccal midazolan and the dose is 0.5ml's after 5 mins of fitting. Just pops in between gum and cheek so no fiddling around getting nappies off etc.
Much easier than rectal stuff and works equally as well.
Comes in a little bottle with 4 syringes.
Apparently everyone is using it nowadays. DD is so trendy

will have to ask about it.