Diastat Side Effects Report #SELF-2344
Male patient reported the following Diastat side effect(s):Mouth turned blue, stopped moving and breathing
My 2 yr old had a high fever. Because he had a febrile seizure due to fever before, we decided to take him to the ER. He had a seizure while in the ER and the doctor gave him the prescribed Diastat, given by his neurologist from previous episode, a few minutes later his whole body stopped and a code team rushed in to revive him...he was observed and tested for a few days...no real explanation given...scariest moment of my life.
Event date: Tuesday January 6th 12:00:00 AM
Dosage: 7.5 mg
Frequency: only at time of seizure
Age: 2
Weight: 30
Other medications: He had motrin for fever given before the diastat
Diagnosis: Febrile Seizure
Pre-existing conditions:
Hospitalized? Yes 4 days of tests and observation
Life-threatening? Yes Cardiac-Respiratory arrest
Disabled? No
Birth Defects? No
Was intervention required to prevent damage? Yes Intubation to make sure breathing continued
Other serious medical events? No
Died? No
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