Neta Cohen, Mathew Mathew, Jeffrey Brent, Paul Wax, Adrienne L Davis, Cherie Obilom, Michele M Burns, Joshua Canning, Kevin Baumgartner, Andrew L Koons, Timothy J Wiegand, Bryan Judge, Christopher Hoyte, James A Chenoweth, Blake Froberg, Henry Farrar, Jennifer L Carey, Robert G Hendrickson, Michael Hodgman, E Martin Caravati, Michael R Christian, Brian J Wolk, Steven A Seifert, Yedidia Bentur, Michael Levine, Lynn A Farrugia, David Vearrier, Alicia B Minns, Joseph M Kennedy, Ron I Kirschner, Kim Aldy, Suzanne Schuh, Sharan Campleman, Shao Li, Daniel T Myran, Lisa Feng, Stephen B Freedman, Yaron Finkelstein
INTRODUCTION: An increasing number of jurisdictions have legalized recreational cannabis for adult use. The subsequent availability and marketing of recreational cannabis has led to a parallel increase in rates and severity of pediatric cannabis intoxications. We explored predictors of severe outcomes in pediatric patients who presented to the emergency department with cannabis intoxication. METHODS: In this prospective cohort study, we collected data on all pediatric patients (<18 years) who presented with cannabis intoxication from August 2017 through June 2020 to participating sites in the Toxicology Investigators Consortium...
August 21, 2023: Clinical Toxicology