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The Ontario Poison Centre receives many calls about children who have touched or eaten a plant that may be poisonous.
If your child eats or touches a plant, berry, seed, bulb or wild mushroom that you think may be poisonous, call us immediately.
When you call the Poison Centre, be prepared to give the following information:
• Any symptoms of illness your child displays.
• Name of plant (if you know it ). The Specialists at the Centre are Specialists in Poison Information, they are not plant specialists. They cannot identify plants over the phone.
• How much and what parts were eaten?
• How recently it was eaten or touched?
• Age of your child.
The Poison Specialist will tell you what to do and what symptoms to watch for. Children can react differently to the same plant.
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