Use of marijuana and its derivatives has become increasingly common, without clear knowledge of health impacts. This uncertainty includes breastfeeding mothers and infants who may chronically ingest marijuana. We present an infant with altered mental status initially thought to be the result of acute symptomatic exposure to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
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December 2019
We present an illustrative case of unintentional burns to the feet of a 15-month-old child following the application of raw garlic as a home remedy for fever. We provide an overview of the historical medicinal uses of garlic as well as its unintended adverse effects. This case underscores the importance of clinicians' ability to recognize unusual presentations of injury due to culturally based practices that require care in emergency settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study had 2 objectives. First, to determine the behavior of physicians evaluating premobile infants with bruises. Second, and most importantly, to learn whether infants with unexplained bruising who had been initially evaluated by primary care and emergency department (ED) physicians are as likely to have their bruises attributed to child abuse as those children evaluated by child abuse physicians.
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