Posted on 08/08/2016 8:05:17 AM PDT by kiryandil
He's EVERYWHERE!!!
Seriously - has anyone started in with the meme pictures of this Diazepam injecto guy being in every setting you can think of?
That is a different device. I have no problem if original device that looks like an injector turns out to be a penlight.
However the device you are referring to looks more squat and flat.
But what the heck is he doing with it?
Preparing to inject Hillary with the "flashlight-not" in case she wigs out.
"Keep talking", JohnnyP... :)
The drug in the auto injector is probably Versed/Midazolam, the big and very potent big sister of diazepam. The following indicates that NIH and other heavies in medicine are preferring Versed/Midazolam as the im drug of choice for stopping seizures.
For release: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
NIH study finds method safe and effective for paramedics
Drug delivery into muscle using an autoinjector, akin to the EpiPen used to treat serious allergic reactions, is faster and may be a more effective way to stop status epilepticus, a prolonged seizure lasting longer than five minutes, according to a study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Status epilepticus is a potentially life-threatening emergency that causes 55,000 deaths each year. Anticonvulsant drugs are typically delivered intravenously (IV) as a first-line treatment.
The NIH RAMPART study compared the safety and effectiveness of two methods for treating status epilepticus.
Starting an IV in a patient experiencing seizures can pose a challenge for paramedics and waste precious time. Giving an intramuscular shot is easier, faster, and more reliable, especially in patients having convulsions. The researchers sought to determine whether an intramuscular injection, which quickly delivers anticonvulsant medicine into a patient’s thigh muscle, is as safe and effective as giving medicine directly into a vein. The study, which was carried out by paramedics, compared how well delivery by each method stopped patients’ seizures by the time the ambulance arrived at the emergency department.
The investigators compared two medicines known to be effective in controlling seizures, midazolam and lorazepam. Both are benzodiazepines, a class of sedating anticonvulsant drugs. Midazolam was a candidate for injection because it is rapidly absorbed from muscle. But lorazepam must be given by IV. The study found that 73 percent of patients in the group receiving midazolam were seizure-free upon arrival at the hospital, compared to 63 percent of patients who received IV treatment with lorazepam. Patients treated with midazolam were also less likely to require hospitalization than those receiving IV lorazepam. Among those admitted, both groups had similarly low rates of recurrent seizures. The study appears in the Feb. 16, 2012 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.*
“Patients with status epilepticus can suffer severe consequences if seizures are not stopped quickly. This study establishes that rapid intramuscular injection of an anticonvulsant drug is safe and effective,” said Walter Koroshetz, M.D., deputy director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the NIH, which funded the study.
Autoinjector used in RAMPART
The investigators said that while autoinjectors might someday be available for use by epilepsy patients and their family members, more research is required. Because of the strong sedative effect of midazolam, on-site medical supervision is now required for the safety of the patient.
The Rapid Anticonvulsant Medication Prior to Arrival Trial (RAMPART) study was conducted through the NINDS’ Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials (NETT) network. Additional funding was provided by the NIH Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (NIH CounterACT) program and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). The Department of Defense’s Chemical Biological Medical Systems (CBMS) Joint Project Management Office provided the autoinjectors for the trial under a Memorandum of Agreement with NINDS.
NIH CounterACT, BARDA and CBMS are responsible for enhancing the U.S. government’s development of medical countermeasures to natural and intentional public health threats. (Please see full statement below on CBMS). The chemical defense community has a longstanding interest in research on the rapid treatment of nerve agent-induced seizures. As the RAMPART study was being planned, investigators learned that the departments of Defense and Health and Human Services were already working with a midazolam autoinjector and the study was an opportunity to confirm its effectiveness in patients with seizures.
“There was great synergy when we realized that RAMPART was studying a similar problem that was of concern to the chemical defense community. This led to a perfect collaboration between HHS and DoD,” said David Jett, Ph.D., program director for NIH CounterACT and NINDS. “The broader implication of RAMPART is that we now have critical information from studies in humans that a safe and effective tool may one day be available to enhance our public health preparedness. Auto injectors provide a highly practical way to treat hundreds of people quickly during an emergency.”
RAMPART is the first randomized clinical trial to investigate whether intramuscular delivery of midazolam is as effective as IV lorazepam, the current standard of care therapy. The trial started in 2009 and completed enrollment in June, 2011. RAMPART involved more than 79 hospitals, 33 emergency medical services agencies, more than 4,000 paramedics and 893 patients ranging in age from several months old to 103. The network of investigators that designed and carried out the trial was established by NINDS to conduct clinical trials on a variety of acute conditions affecting the brain such as stroke and traumatic brain injury. NETT investigators are organized into a system of 17 major research hospitals each of which is linked to several community hospitals and other medical centers.
Another special aspect of the study was that it was conducted under exception from informed consent for emergency research. This is a federal regulation to protect patients who are involved in research when consent is not possible because of their medical condition. Community consultation is held in advance of the study to raise awareness, ensure transparency, and get input from local residents.
Paramedics in RAMPART used study boxes with a time-stamped voice recorder, designed by the NETT team. This tool allowed paramedics to make quick decisions, indicate the time treatment began and the time the patient’s convulsions stopped, all without having to interrupt patient care to record data. The goal of the study was to control the seizures within 10 minutes without having to deliver a second dose of medicine. Prolonged status epilepticus can last for hours and sometimes is controlled only with general anesthesia.
“Few other areas of medicine are as time-dependent as injury to the brain. In epilepsy, even a few minutes can be important. With every minute the seizure continues, it becomes harder to stop. RAMPART offers first responders an important treatment tool that will have a meaningful impact on the lives of many people with epilepsy,” said Robert Silbergleit, M.D., of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, first author of the NEJM paper.
*Silbergleit, R et al. Intramuscular versus Intravenous Therapy for Prehospital Status Epilepticus. New England Journal of Medicine, February 16, 2012.
What if he’s using it to point Hillary where to go — kinda like how you lead a cat around with a laser pointer.
Which if true is still a big deal with regard to PIAPS’ health.
Okay. SO why is this guy walking around with a flashlight? It is really bright in all these places.
That’s what I think. Maybe she has trouble focusing her eyes.
She is NOT well, and neither is Bill...this guy that has been with her has been since whatever happened to cause her blood clots in her head...there are some serious health problems, Trump released his medical records right after he announced last year, I would hope we could see her’s...probably won't happen, but she can't take the pressure of that office...
Twitter is all over this, and they are trying to stop all of it, but the people are more social savvy than the people of twitter, they have pulled several accounts, but other people pick it up and run with it...it is a lot more serious than what is being explained on here...
If she is so ill that she has to have someone close to her to administer meds instantly, what are the chances she has permanently embedded bio-metric monitors of her Oxygen levels, sugar levels, etc.?
That would be a great hack.
Maybe its one of those UV flashlights used for spotting cat urine on the carpet.
That dress makes Huma’s buttocks look large.
Why would the guy be carrying a mini flashlight of all things?
I just saw a Getty image of him by her side from 2001 on Twitter.
There are people on the internet that think it is
Oladotun A. Okunola, M.D.
How they came up with a guy who only has one picture on the internet is beyond me. Who out there planted that idea?
Anyway, add a few years and a lot of weight and determine if that is the guy
Can you post the link? If it is from 2001 than that will show whether it is this Oladotun A. Okunola, M.D. or not.
Unfortunately, it won’t let me on this tablet. The Twitter user is @JohnREGATED. Posted it a short time ago.
Instead of “attagirl!” we should respond to Hillary with “Ativan!”
Go back and look. That id doesn’t have it right now . Maybe he deleted it. IF you can give me the date so I can find it I can post it.
http://www.neurosciencecenternj.com/physicians.shtml
Oladotun A. Okunola, M.D.
Dr. Okunola joins the prestigious Neurology group, Neuroscience Center of Northern New Jersey, to provide a variety of specialized care. He specializes in epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, and sleep medicine.
Dr. Okunola completed medical school at Howard University College of Medicine. He stayed and completed his internship and neurology residency at Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC. He received fellowship training in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC. He also completed a sleep medicine fellowship at Norwalk Hospital, Connecticut.
As part of his fellowship training in clinical neurophysiology/epilepsy, he focused on intraoperative and epilepsy monitoring; EEG and EMG. As a sleep specialist, he diagnoses and treats sleep related disorders such as daytime sleepiness (hypersomnolence), insomnia, narcolepsy, obstructive, central, and complex sleep apnea, etc.
Dr. Okunola is board-certified in both adult neurology and clinical neurophysiology. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Neurology.
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