A Case Series of Life-Threatening MDMA Poisoning in An Electronic Dance Music Party in Hong Kong
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology January 5, 2019 Francis Chu, Anfernee Yim, Sau Wah Ng 3 citations
Four people collapsed at an electronic dance music festival and were brought to an emergency department with life-threatening serotonin toxicity from MDMA. One died shortly after arrival; the other three received the drug cyproheptadine at different times after arrival (0.75, 3.5, and 10 hours). All three survived and were later discharged. Earlier administration of cyproheptadine was associated with shorter stays in the intensive care unit (3, 10, and 53 days) and shorter total hospital stays (11, 37, and 98 days). The authors suggest that early use of cyproheptadine, along with supportive treatments, may reduce severity and hospital stay in such cases.