Savannah ER doctor sees uptick in accidental overdoses in children
Doctors are seeing an uptick in accidental overdoses in children in the Savannah area, said Dr. Brian Coleman, medical director of the pediatric emergency room at the Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital of Savannah. Coleman said the children's ER had seen about 15 cases since opening in March. That's about double the normal rate. Commonly ingested drugs are opioids and marijuana in the form of edibles, or marijuana-infused foods. Coleman isn't entirely sure what's behind the trend. "It may be that with the pandemic, and people being in the house more, it just p...