title: Teenage cardiac arrest following abuse of synthetic cannabis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The cardiac effects of many illegal substances (cocaine, methadone) have previously been well described [1,2]. However the association between synthetic cannabis and cardiac arrest is less well documented. Here we describe an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a previously healthy 16-year-old female associated with the use of inhaled synthetic cannabis.
  
  
  METHODS
  An electronic systematic search of online databases PubMed and Embase was performed using keywords, "synthetic cannabis death" and "cardiac arrest".
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this case study a previously healthy 16-year-old had a cardiac arrest after synthetic cannabis use. Despite extensive investigations no other cause for her arrest was found. To the best of our knowledge there has been one previous case report of cardiac arrest following synthetic cannabis use in a 56-year-old man [3].
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case report augments the relationship between synthetic cannabis and cardiac arrest in the medical community. More awareness surrounding the risk of synthetic cannabinoids is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Tauranga Hospital, New Zealand. Electronic address: conordavis@doctors.org.u.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Tauranga Hospital, New Zealand. Electronic address: Dean.Boddington@bopdhb.govt.nz.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boddington
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002186:Cannabinoids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015198:Designer Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D058687:Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D002186:Cannabinoids; D015198:Designer Drugs
keywords: Cardiac Arrest; Synthetic Cannabis Death