Citation

Beauchamp G, Amaducci A, Cook M. Clin. Pediatr. Emerg. Med. 2017; 18(3): 197-202.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.cpem.2017.07.002

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Caffeine is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive compounds and is often marketed for its physical and cognitive performance benefits. The ingestion of potentially toxic amounts of caffeine in the forms of energy drinks, over-the-counter supplements, or anhydrous caffeine products places vulnerable pediatric and adolescent individuals at risk for accidental overdose, resulting in neurologic and cardiac toxicity. © 2017 Elsevier Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

caffeine toxicity; emergency medicine; pediatric emergency medicine; pediatrics