Pediatric Emergency Medicine Simulation Curriculum: Marijuana Ingestion

• Main Authors: Carson Burns (Author), Rebekah Burns (Author), Elizabeth Sanseau (Author), Suzan Mazor (Author), Jennifer Reid (Author), Kimberly Stone (Author), Anita Thomas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Altered mental status can be a challenging presenting symptom in children due to the wide differential diagnosis, which ranges from the relatively benign to the life threatening. Marijuana ingestion and unintentional intoxication are becoming an increasingly common cause of altered ment...