Vanderbilt University Medical Center

News and information for the Vanderbilt University Medical Center community

Toggle navigation

Tag: Poisoning

holiday poisoning Health, yes

Holiday hazards: Poinsettias are not as bad as you think, but keep toddlers away from Grandma’s purse

By Scott Muir

What toxicology hazards occur during the holidays? A specialist from the Tennessee Poison Center has a roundup.

Read More

Health, yes

Children’s Hospital sees increase in children poisoned by THC in marijuana edibles

By Jessica Pasley

They resemble candy. They taste like candy. Some children have ended up in intensive care.

Read More

Health, yes

Expert advice on how to deal with a snakebite: Do stay calm and call poison control. Don’t apply a tourniquet. And back away from the jumper cables.

By Justin Loden

Stay away from Copperhead Road. Also Rattlesnake Alley and Cottonmouth Boulevard.

Read More