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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person ate unknown wild mushrooms, berries, or plant parts — symptoms may range from vomiting to liver failure.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain after foraging or eating unknown plants.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hallucinations, confusion, yellow skin, or decreasing urine (late liver/kidney signs).
Scene hazards: Toxic substance still present, Vomiting and aspiration risk
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call Poison Control. Describe plant/mushroom appearance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Collect sample with gloves — avoid touching mouth.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Follow Poison Control on transport timing and pre-hospital care.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Even if vomiting already occurred — still need expert identification.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 and Poison Control. Say wild mushroom or plant ingestion.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Describe color, cap shape, gills, and where found.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hospital care with possible antidote (e.g., for amatoxin) — time-sensitive.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT rely on folk tests (silver coin, insect on mushroom) — unreliable.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT wait for severe symptoms before calling.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If animals eat a mushroom it is safe for humans
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Animals and humans metabolize toxins differently. Many deadly mushrooms are ignored by wildlife.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — False reassurance from animal behavior.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Many toxic mushrooms look like edible ones. Liver and kidney damage can be delayed 6-24 hours.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Some plants cause fast heart rhythm changes; others cause slow organ failure.