Outbreak of Severe Illness Linked to the Vitamin K Antagonist Brodifacoum and Use of Synthetic Cannabinoids - Illinois, March-April 2018

Outbreak of Severe Illness Linked to the Vitamin K Antagonist Brodifacoum and Use of Synthetic Cannabinoids - Illinois, March-April 2018

Synthetic cannabinoids, also known as K2 and spice, are heterogeneous psychoactive compounds identified as substances of abuse. On Mar 22, 2018, the Illinois Department of Public Health was notified by the Illinois Poison Center of four patients seen in emergency departments during the preceding 2 w...

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Veröffentlicht in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2018, Vol.67 (21), p.607-608
Hauptverfasser: Moritz, Erin, Austin, Connie, Wahl, Michael, DesLauriers, Carol, Navon, Livia, Walblay, Kelly, Hendrickson, Monica, Phillips, Angie, Kerins, Janna, Pennington, Audrey F, Lavery, Amy M, El Zahran, Tharwat, Kauerauf, Judy, Yip, Luke, Thomas, Jerry, Layden, Jennifer
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Sprache:eng
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Anticoagulants
Attorneys
Bleeding
Cannabinoids
Clotting
Consortia
Departments
Drug abuse
Emergency medical services
Environmental health
Epidemiology
Exposure
Illnesses
Law enforcement
Medical laboratories
Medical records
Outbreaks
Patients
Poisons
Product testing
Psychotropic drugs
Public health
Rodenticides
Signs and symptoms
Toxicology
Urine
Vitamin K
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Zusammenfassung:Synthetic cannabinoids, also known as K2 and spice, are heterogeneous psychoactive compounds identified as substances of abuse. On Mar 22, 2018, the Illinois Department of Public Health was notified by the Illinois Poison Center of four patients seen in emergency departments during the preceding 2 weeks with unexplained bleeding and high international normalized ratios (INRs; range from 5 to >20 [normal
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X