Phu Tho General Hospital said today, August 30, that doctors had just admitted a mother and her three children with the same symptoms of poisoning: vomiting, stomachache, diarrhea, and fever.
According to information from the patient's family, at home, seeing many wild mushrooms growing in the garden that looked like straw mushrooms, thinking they were edible, Ms. NTN picked them, stir-fried them, and ate them with her two children (an 11-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl). About 4 hours after eating, all three mother and children showed symptoms of poisoning.
Poisonous mushrooms that grow spontaneously in the same shape as straw mushrooms
At the hospital, all three mother and children were diagnosed with food poisoning and monitored for electrolyte disturbances. After 1 day of intensive treatment with IV fluids, antibiotics, and electrolyte replacement, the patient's vomiting and dehydration improved, her health improved, and she was discharged after 2 days of treatment.
Doctor Nguyen Duc Long, Head of the Emergency Department (Phu Tho General Hospital), assessed the above case as quite lucky because the victims were all taken to the hospital soon after the symptoms of poisoning appeared, and were examined and treated promptly.
According to Dr. Long, it is currently the rainy season, mushrooms grow strongly so many people pick them for cooking. To distinguish poisonous mushrooms, people often rely on the color, smell and shape of the mushrooms. Usually, poisonous mushrooms have bright colors, with white, black or red spots on the mushroom cap. If the mushroom smells fragrant and when picked, the sap flows out, then it is a poisonous mushroom and should not be eaten.
Mushrooms with swollen, bulb-like bases are mostly poisonous.
However, in reality, some poisonous mushrooms have the same color and shape as common mushrooms, so it is easy to confuse them. Therefore, people need to recognize and distinguish between mushrooms; if the origin is unknown, and if the mushroom is poisonous or not, it is best not to eat it.
Doctors recommend that in case of eating mushrooms and experiencing symptoms of poisoning such as hangover, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, it is necessary to quickly induce vomiting as soon as possible to expel the toxins, at the same time need to drink plenty of water, preferably using ORS; need to quickly go to the nearest medical facility for timely examination and treatment.
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