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Plant Safety
Do You Know What You're Growing?
By Jenny Rackley
- Post the poison control center number (1-800-222-1222) and your local emergency center number by each phone in your house. If an accidental ingestion occurs, you (or a babysitter) won't waste valuable time searching for the number for emergency help.
If you suspect a child has eaten a nonfood plant:
- Call the poison control center immediately. Don't take any action before you seek advice from your local poison control center. Poison control will give different advice based on what's been ingested. For instance, some plants are too caustic to induce vomiting. If your child's throat is swollen or he or she has difficulty breathing, call 911 or your local emergency number.
- If you must go to the emergency room, take the plant or remnants of the plant with you. Particularly if you couldn't identify the plant to poison control, the physician or other staff at the emergency room may be able to identify what exactly was ingested. They will be able to decide a course of action based on knowledge of the plant your child ate. Remember that it is better to identify your plants first so that the physicians won't have to take the worst-case action.
(And by the way, daisies, if you were wondering, are considered toxic plants, but they are not as poisonous as other plants. They contain pyrethrins, which can irritate the skin or the stomach if large quantities are ingested. Pyrethrin compounds are used in lice preparations, animal flea control and indoor insecticides. So please ... don't eat the daisies.)
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