Primary school pupil suffers cardiac episode after drinking Prime energy drink
A school has written to parents warning that a pupil suffered a ‘cardiac episode’ after drinking a Prime energy drink.
The primary school said the pupil had to have their stomach pumped after consuming the cult drink promoted by YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul.
Milton Primary School in Newport, Gwent, warned parents of the ‘potential harmful effects’ of the drink which contains 200mg of caffeine.
The 474-pupil school told parents, said: ‘This morning a parent has reported that their child has had a cardiac episode over the weekend after drinking a Prime energy drink.
‘The child had to have their stomach pumped and although better now the parent wanted us to share this as a reminder of the potential harmful effects.’
The drinks were launched in the UK last year and quickly sold out in supermarkets with cans then selling online for more than 10 times their retail value.
Prime contains double the amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee and the company says it is not recommended for under 18s.
By law drinks with more than 150mg must be labelled to say: ‘High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breastfeeding women’.
Many UK supermarkets have imposed their own rules against under 16s from buying energy drinks.
Dr Deborah Lee from Dr Fox Online Pharmacy previously said: ‘I would not recommend children drink Prime energy drinks or other energy drinks for children of any age.’Children don’t need energy drinks anyway – they have plenty of energy. If your child is lacking in energy take them to see their GP – do not give them an energy drink.’