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Article de Périodique
Teenage cardiac arrest following abuse of synthetic cannabis (2015)
Auteur(s) :
DAVIS, C. ;
BODDINGTON, D.
Année
2015
Page(s) :
e162-e163
Sous-type de document :
Etude de cas / Case report
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
13
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PAT (Pathologie organique / Organic pathology)
Thésaurus géographique
NOUVELLE ZELANDE
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADOLESCENT
;
CANNABINOIDES
;
COEUR
;
DROGUES DE SYNTHESE
;
ETUDE DE CAS
;
PATHOLOGIE ORGANIQUE
Résumé :
INTRODUCTION: The cardiac effects of many illegal substances (cocaine, methadone) have previously been well described. However the association between synthetic cannabis and cardiac arrest is less well documented. Here we describe an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a previously healthy 16-year-old female associated with the use of inhaled synthetic cannabis.
METHODS: An electronic systematic search of online databases PubMed and Embase was performed using keywords, "synthetic cannabis death" and "cardiac arrest".
RESULTS: In this case study a previously healthy 16-year-old had a cardiac arrest after synthetic cannabis use. Despite extensive investigations no other cause for her arrest was found. To the best of our knowledge there has been one previous case report of cardiac arrest following synthetic cannabis use in a 56-year-old man.
CONCLUSIONS: This case report augments the relationship between synthetic cannabis and cardiac arrest in the medical community. More awareness surrounding the risk of synthetic cannabinoids is warranted.
METHODS: An electronic systematic search of online databases PubMed and Embase was performed using keywords, "synthetic cannabis death" and "cardiac arrest".
RESULTS: In this case study a previously healthy 16-year-old had a cardiac arrest after synthetic cannabis use. Despite extensive investigations no other cause for her arrest was found. To the best of our knowledge there has been one previous case report of cardiac arrest following synthetic cannabis use in a 56-year-old man.
CONCLUSIONS: This case report augments the relationship between synthetic cannabis and cardiac arrest in the medical community. More awareness surrounding the risk of synthetic cannabinoids is warranted.
Affiliation :
Tauranga Hospital, New Zealand