The advent of Spring and Summer months brings an increase in the incidence of poisonings in children. This problem is of great concern to the staff of the Oregon Poison Center, and they wish to caution parents on some of the potential hazards. With warm weather, children play outdoors more, making supervision difficult. Children are often poisoned when there is a change in household routine, such as a weekend outing, family vacation, or visitors in your home.
All pesticides are poisonous and can have serious effects on people, pets and wildlife.
Use proper safety methods when storing, applying or disposing of pesticides and their containers. Call the Oregon Poison Center if you have questions. This includes the berries on many plants. Know the names of your plants to ensure proper identification. All yard mushrooms are considered poisonous unless positively unless positively identified otherwise by a trained mycologist.