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ES Journal of Case Reports

ISSN: 2767-6560

A Case of K2-Abuse with Hyperthermia and Cardiac Arrest in an Elderly Patient

  • Case report

  • Tracy Barry, Frosso Adamakos, MD, Golnar Pashmforoosh, MD, Shterna Seligson, PAC, Leidy Johanna Gonzalez, MD, Rajnish Jaiswal, MD, Ronal Shaw, MD, Hossein Kalantari, and Getaw Worku Hassen*
  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Metropolitan Hospital Center, USA
  • *Corresponding author: Getaw Worku Hassen, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director of Research, NYMC, Metropolitan Hospital Center, 1901 First Avenue, New York
  • Received: Jan 30, 2020;Accepted: Feb 18, 2020; Published: Feb 19, 2020

Introduction

Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists (SCRAs) are a group of products created using plant products sprayed with chemical agents that act on cannabinoid (CB) receptors. These agents sold as K2 or Spice are a pure agonist on CB receptors and are potent compared to the tetra hydro cannabinol (THC) [1-5]. Several adverse medical and psychiatric effects including seizures, cardiovascular adverse events and as well as hyperthermia and rhabdomyolysis have been reported [6-8]. Here, we report a case of elderly patient with SCRAs-induced hyperthermia and cardiac arrest.

Citation: Barry T, Adamakos F, Pashmforoosh G, Seligson S, Gonzalez LJ, Jaiswa R, Shaw R, Kalantari H, and Hassen GW*. A Case of K2-Abuse with Hyperthermia and Cardiac Arrest in an Elderly Patient. ES J Case Rep. 2020; 1(2): 1007.