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Intoxicación por marihuana - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Intoxicación con marihuana; Intoxicación por marijuana (cannabis); La yerba; Marihuana (Mary Jane), Maleza; Hierba; Cannabis

Tratamiento:

Los cuidados de las personas con intoxicación por marihuana se concentran en prevenir una lesión y tranquilizar a aquéllas que tienen reacciones de pánico.

Alguien que esté muy agitado puede sedarse con benzodiazepinas (como diazepam [Valium] o lorazepam [Ativan]). Los niños que tienen síntomas más serios posiblemente necesiten hospitalización para el tratamiento.

Las personas con efectos secundarios más serios posiblemente necesiten hospitalización, les hagan monitoreo del corazón o del cerebro y tomen medicamentos.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

Las personas que tienen convulsiones, paro cardíaco o un ataque al corazón posiblemente no sobrevivan. Sin embargo, estas reacciones son infrecuentes.

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Si alguien que ha estado consumiendo marihuana presenta cualquiera de los síntomas de intoxicación, tiene problemas para respirar o no puede despertarse, llame al número local de emergencias ( 911 en los Estados Unidos). Si la persona ha dejado de respirar o no tiene pulso, inicie RCP y continúe hasta que llegue la ayuda.
  • Reviewed last on: 1/5/2011
  • Jacob L Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Binh LT, Clark RF, Williams SR. Hallucinogens. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier;2009:chap 154.

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