Can benzodiazepines used iv

Diazepam is a benzodiazepine, which is routinely used by anaesthetists by intravenous route. Same has to be used in status epilepticus by family physician or primary care physician. In such cases the drug has to be given very slowly and stopped as soon as convulsions stop. You give overdose and the patient will stop his respiration. In such case artificial respiration has to be given for few minutes. This is done with mask and ambu bag or by endotracheal tubing, till the effect of drug go away and patient starts his own respiration. Nebulised oxygen is of great help in such cases.