RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION IN A CHILD UNINTENTIONALLY EXPOSED TO TRANSDERMAL FENTANYL PATCH

A 2-year-old boy was found unresponsive after sleeping in bed with his grandmother, After the patient was intubated and ventilated, paramedi cs discovered a transdermal fentanyl patch on the victim's back, Remov al of the patch and treatment with naloxone resolved symptoms. This is the first reported case of secondary exposure to a fentanyl patch cau sing clinically significant respiratory depression in the pediatric po pulation, and it emphasizes a new hazard of such drug use.