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Monday, May 16, 2016

Md. students hospitalized after drinking NyQuil mixture at school

WASHINGTON — A noxious mix of medicine and candy sickened six children at a Silver Spring middle school Friday morning where emergency response caused “shelter in place” protocols to be initiated.

A Montgomery County police spokesman said the children ingested a mixture of Sprite, NyQuil and Jolly Ranchers candy at Francis Scott Key Middle School about 10 a.m. A preliminary breath test conducted by a police school resource officer came back negative for alcohol, Officer Rick Goodale said.

The students were taken to a hospital by ambulance. There’s no word about their current conditions, but they are expected to survive.

The children had trouble breathing after drinking the mixture, said Montgomery County Public Schools spokesman Derek Turner. That’s when the school nurse called 911.

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

If a pbt was negative, then nyquil wasn't involved, as its main ingredient is alcohol.

Anonymous said...

One of its ingredients, dextromethorphan, a cough suppressant, in large doses can result in opioid-like respiratory depression. It's a medical emergency, so the nurse did the right thing.

Anonymous said...

Question is, WHY is this mixture being made at school and served??????????

Anonymous said...

Sizzurp. Plain and simple. Never heard of it? Google it.

Anonymous said...

That's a lot of sugar in one go.

Anonymous said...

Uh, the kids brought it from home?

Anonymous said...

408 do you think we can't read the label? Or are you just kinda bored.