Recreational drug toxicity with severe hyperthermia: Rapid onsite treatment and clinical course - 24/11/22
Abstract |
Electronic dance music festivals have gained notoriety in the critical care and emergency medicine fields due to an alarming incidence of hospitalizations and deaths related to the high prevalence of recreational drug use. Recreational drug use toxicity, in part related to sympathomimetic toxidromes, may cause hyponatremia, seizures, rhabdomyolysis, hyperkalemia, acidosis, coagulopathy, circulatory shock, multi-organ failure, and even death. This wide-ranging syndrome has been referred to as psychostimulant drug-induced toxicity. Rapid onsite diagnosis and treatment, with attention to the A-B-C's of clinical emergencies, is essential to preserve life. We describe a patient presenting with the highest recorded core temperature in a survivor of psychostimulant drug-induced toxicity, and emphasize management principles of this life-threatening and increasingly prevalent condition.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Highlights |
• | Recreational drug use at mass gathering events is increasingly prevalent. |
• | Drug use can cause life-threatening complications, including hyperthermia. |
• | We report the highest recorded core temperature in a survivor of such an episode. |
• | The cornerstone of management is rapid on-site cooling techniques. |
Keywords : N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine, Toxicology, Illicit drug, Hyperthermia, Serotonin syndrome, Sympathomimetics
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Vol 62
P. 144.e5-144.e8 - décembre 2022 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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