Whats All T he Buzz About?? L o is Bisso n BSN, RN Mic he lle - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

What’s All T he Buzz About?? L o is Bisso n BSN, RN Mic he lle K e ith BSN, RN, NCSN Chris Ma nc ini BSN, RN, NCSN Ba rb a ra Sc huste r BSN, RN, NCSN

Why ar e e ne r gy dr inks be c oming suc h a pr oble m?  Most popular staple in an adole sc e nt’s life  Be gin the ir sc hool day  F lavor appe aling  Inc r e ase d amounts of c onsumption/ day  L imite d studie s on side e ffe c ts  T he inte r ac tions  Stude nt athle te s

Side E ffe c ts of E ne r gy Dr inks  L ong te r m e ffe c ts  Gastr ointe stinal  Migr aine he adac he s  Psyc hosoc ial

Side E ffe c ts of E ne r gy Dr inks  Addic tion  Insomnia  De ath

Side e ffe c ts of the Major Ingr e die nts of E ne r gy Dr inks  Caffe ine  Car nitine  Ginse ng  Guar ana  T aur ine  Bitte r Or ange  Sugar

Re gulations  Countrie s banning e ne rgy drinks  State s be gin the proc e ss  US Military

Statistic s  Unite d State s is the wor ld’s lar ge st c onsume r of e ne r gy dr inks  Be twe e n 35 – 45% of adole sc e nts r e por t using at le ast one e ne r gy dr ink pe r day  Ac c or ding to the F DA, 5 de aths have be e n linke d to Monste r E ne r gy dr inks sinc e 2009. T his inc lude s a 14 ye ar old fe male .  T hir te e n de aths have be e n linke d to 5 Hour E ne r gy.

Re ason for E R Visits  Mor e the n 2/ 3 of E R visits for e ne r gy dr inks involve d adve r se r e ac tions  Appr oximate ly ¼ of E R visits for e ne r gy dr inks involve d c ombining alc ohol or othe r phar mac e utic als with an e ne r gy dr ink

Pare nt E duc ation...  Ofte n unawar e c hildr e n ar e using e ne r gy dr inks  Conte nts of e ne r gy dr inks  Re asons why c hildr e n use e ne r gy dr inks  Signs and symptoms of c affe ine ove r dose  Dange r s of mixing e ne r gy dr inks with othe r be ve r age s, foods, me dic ations, or alc ohol