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Fearsome Foliage - An Overview of Toxic Plants

Taming the SRU

Poison centers across the United States receive over 100,000 reports of exposures to toxic plants annually. More serious poisonings typically involve adults who ingest plants in larger quantities for recreational, self-harm, foraging or medicinal purposes (1). Spring has sprung. and so have many species of toxic plants! Decontaminate.

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Episode 20 - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake Envenomations

EB Medicine

Both are at the University of Florida Jacksonville, and they reviewed a total of 120 articles from 2006-2017, in addition to reviews from both Cochrane and Dare. Jeff: In one study of poison center data from the last decade, nearly half of all victims of snake bites were victims of unknown type snakes. 1-800-222-1222.