Six days later, the South Hagerstown High School student was pronounced brain dead. Her death certificate lists the cause as a heart arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity. Anais drank four Monster energy drinks in less than 24 hours.
Cardiac arrest
She went into cardiac arrest inside of her Hagerstown home on Dec. 17, according to her mother, Wendy Crossland of Hagerstown.
“She was at the mall with her friends the night before, and they had a dare to see who could drink the most,” Crossland said. “She drank about three that night, even though she knew I do not allow them because I know they are bad for you. She had another one the next day at the mall, and went into cardiac arrest three hours later at home. I just want people to know these drinks are considered dietary supplements and are not regulated by the FDA. These drinks are dangerous, especially for teenagers.”
She was flown to Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Hospital from Meritus Medical Center where doctors induced a coma to keep her brain from swelling.
Tests showed a complete lack of oxygen to Anais’ brain and she never regained consciousness. She was pronounced brain dead on Dec. 22. Her family said they donated her organs because of her love of all people and because Anais felt organ donation should be required of everyone.
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PARENTS, PLEASE BEWARE OF ENERGY DRINKS! I HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN ON ORGAN REFERRALS AND DONOR CASES WHERE ENERGY DRINKS WERE THE CAUSE OF DEATH. THIS IS NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY.
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