Table 2.

Duration of time intervals (in minutes) for giving drug, seizure control, and response to treatment in study groups. Values are means (SDs) and 95% confidence intervals

	Intranasal midazolam	Intravenous diazepam
Time to giving drug after arrival at hospital	3.5 (1.8) (3.3 to 3.7)	5.5 (2.0) (5.3 to 5.7)
Time of cessation of seizure after giving drug	3.1 (2.2) (2.9 to 3.3)	2.5 (1.9) (2.4 to 2.6)
Time to cessation of seizure after arrival at hospital	6.1 (3.6) (6.3 to 6.7)	8.0 (4.1) (7.9 to 8.3)

P<0.001 for all groups.