5-Minute Emergency Consult
Phencyclidine Poisoning
Basics
Description
Description
- Phencyclidine (PCP) is a dissociative anesthetic structurally related to ketamine:
- Causes decreased perception of pain and agitation
- Half-life of 21–24 hr, but may be longer in overdose
- Enterohepatic recirculation – recirculated into the stomach
- Beware of new PCP analogs such as forms of methoxy-PCP (3-MeO-PCP, 4-Meo-PCP)
Etiology
Etiology
- Drug of abuse:
- Frequently encountered as an adulterant of marijuana
- Street names for PCP include:
- Angel dust
- Wicky stick
- Wicky weed
- Wacky weed
- Wet
- Illy
- Embalming fluid
- Sherman
Pediatric Considerations
Exposure in toddlers reported via passive exposure
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Phencyclidine Poisoning." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 6th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307206/all/Phencyclidine_Poisoning.
Phencyclidine Poisoning. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2020. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307206/all/Phencyclidine_Poisoning. Accessed November 21, 2024.
Phencyclidine Poisoning. (2020). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (6th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307206/all/Phencyclidine_Poisoning
Phencyclidine Poisoning [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2020. [cited 2024 November 21]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307206/all/Phencyclidine_Poisoning.
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