A teenager in the US died as a result of drinking a number of highly-caffeinated drinks too quickly, according to a coroner in South Carolina. The teenager, who was not named, had been at an after-prom party and drank two shots of vodka before going out for dinner with friends. Cripe, who had no prior heart condition, died from a "caffeine-induced cardiac event causing a probable arrhythmia". "We're not saying that it was the total amount of caffeine in the system, it was just the way that it was ingested over that short period of time, and the chugging of the energy drink at the end was what the issue was with the cardiac arrhythmia. The death was not the result of a caffeine overdose, but rather of the fact that the caffeine was ingested so quickly, the coroner stated.
A teenager in the US died as a result of drinking a number of highly-caffeinated drinks too quickly, according to a coroner in South Carolina. The teenager, who was not named, had been at an after-prom party and drank two shots of vodka before going out for dinner with friends. Cripe, who had no prior heart condition, died from a "caffeine-induced cardiac event causing a probable arrhythmia". The death was not the result of a caffeine overdose, but rather of the fact that the caffeine was ingested so quickly, the coroner stated.