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Children’s Hospital sees surge in kids accidentally eating marijuana
The number of children coming into Colorado’s largest pediatric emergency department after accidentally eating marijuana is on pace to more than double last year’s total. Michael DiStefano, the medical director of the Children’s Hospital Colorado emergency department, said nine kids so far this year have been brought into the hospital for accidental marijuana ingestion. Of those, seven were admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit — most commonly for what DiStefano said was either extreme sedation or agitation. One of those kids had breathing problems that required a respirator, DiStefano said. Most of the children admitted are between 3 and 7 years old, DiStefano said. Last year, the hospital saw eight children in its emergency room who accidentally ate marij...
