The 18-year-old spent two days intubated in the ICU, and six days in the hospital total.
Updated: May. 07, 2024, 10:09 a.m. Panera previously listed a large Charged Lemonade, which Luke drank quickly, as having an estimated 390 milligrams of caffeine.MONROEVILLE, Pa. — On March 9, Luke Adams grabbed a chicken sandwich and a large “Charged Lemonade” drink from a Panera in Monroeville. Shortly afterwards, Luke, who had just turned 18, went with friends to a showing of “Dune 2” at the Cinemark theater at the Monroeville Mall. And until days later, that’s all he remembers.
Lisa, also a nurse, was well aware of the low odds of surviving a cardiac arrest out of the hospital. She became physically ill with panic. Two nurses and a cardiologist happened to also be in that showing of “Dune 2,” and began CPR. Luke was shocked twice by the AED before paramedics arrived to take him to the hospital.
“This was just a horrible, life-changing experience that had the best outcome we could ever hope ,” said Luke’s mom, Lisa.The most likely cause, his family believes, was the Panera Charged Lemonade, which has been linked to two deaths since it was introduced in 2022. Panera previously listed a large Charged Lemonade, which Luke drank quickly, as having an estimated 390 milligrams of caffeine.
Luke Adams, 18, says he remembers little from the night he went into cardiac arrest while at the movies with friends.
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