RT Book, Section
A1 Nelson, Lewis S.
A1 Goldfrank, Lewis R.
A2 Hoffman, Robert S.
A2 Howland, Mary Ann
A2 Lewin, Neal A.
A2 Nelson, Lewis S.
A2 Goldfrank, Lewis R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1108436727
T1 Plants
T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071801843
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1108436727
RD 2024/04/24
AB Five  to  ten  percent  of  all  human  exposures  reported  to  poison  centers  involve  plants.  Probably  because  plants  are  so  accessible  and  attractive  to  youngsters,  in  approximately  80%  of  these  cases  the  individuals  are  younger  than  6  years  of  age.  As  indoor  plants  have  become  ever  more  popular,  the  incidence  of  plant  exposures  has  increased.  Data  compiled  by  the  American  Association  of  Poison  Control  Centers  (AAPCC)  give  some  indication  of  which  plants  are  more  commonly  involved  (Chap.  136),  but  these  plants  typically  have  relatively  limited  toxicity.  More  than  80%  of  patients  reported  to  the  AAPCC  as  being  exposed  were  asymptomatic,  less  than  20%  had  minor  to  moderate  symptomatology,  and  less  than  7%  necessitated  a  health  care  visit.  The  benignity  of  these  exposures  is  represented  by  a  fatality  rate  of  less  than  0.001%.  This  chapter  addresses  the  toxicologic  principles  associated  with  the  most  potentially  dangerous  plants.