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Show i (With Winter Comes Poison Danger i As autumn arrives and win- ; ter approaches, the hazards i within a child's environment i appear to increase. Before the i first frost, little red berries hang invitingly from the trees; spiders come crawling inside i to escape the cold; and mom is S canning the last of her green 1 chiles for tomato sauce. 2 ALSO, THE season is rainy, ; yet warm, and the lawn is full of "unknown" mushrooms. ; With the change of season, colds and flus are increasing, g along with the use of mcdica- tions for them. All of these comprise a hazard for you or your child. J The Intermountain Regional Poison Control Center at Uni-J Uni-J versity of Utah Hospital would I appreciate you watching for j these and observing the fol- lowing precautions: I --IDENTIFY all plants indoors in-doors and outdoors. Make sure you assume all berries are toxic unless you are informed they are not by the Poison Center. -Spider bites can be painful, swollen and be easily infected. There is one species of spider that is toxic in Utah, the Black Widow. This bite usually doesn't swell. The symptoms of severe muscle cramping, nausea and vomiting usually occur in 30 minutes to three hours after the bite. If a Black Widow bite occurs, a physician physi-cian should be notified. -WHEN CANNING the last oi your fall harvest, remember to pressure or water bath all products. Handle any form of chili peppers with gloves and if symptoms occur while preserving pre-serving these, wash with soap and water, then try these remedies: re-medies: mayonnaise, vinegar and water, fingernail polish remover re-mover or ice baths. -Never eat any unknown mushroom growing in the lawn or wild. Ipecac is recommended recom-mended when an unknown mushroom is eaten. -COLD SEASON is upon us. Keep all medications out of the reach of children. Don't leave them on counters, in cabinets, in dressers, near cribs or in purses. Read the label or follow a physician's directions when treating yourself your-self or your child. Also, make sure vitamins, to "keep colds away," are in small containers securely closed. -When winterizing your home or car, check for any leakages of carbon monoxide or gas. Headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting could be symptoms associated with a furnace problem. -WHEN PUTTING away those spring cleaning products, pro-ducts, keep them out of reach in their original containers. Do not mix any cleaning products. Mixing clorox with a toilet bowl cleaner or ammonia, for instance, makes chlorine or chloramine gas. ' Each season seems to have new wonders for your child to 1 see but also new hazards to ex- ' perience. Please winterize ' your home not only for con- 1 tinued warth, but also for your 1 child's safety. j IF EXPOSURE to poison ' occurs, please call the Inter- 1 mountain Regional Poison ' Control Center located at Uni- 1 versity Hospital, at 581-2151; 1 outside metropolitan Salt Lake City call toll-free 1-800-662-0062. I |