Tennessee Poison Center

June 3, 2015

Beware leaves of three: Tips for avoiding poison ivy

It’s the time of year when backyards attract children, trails beckon hikers, and poison ivy attacks the unwary. The Tennessee Poison Center at VUMC provides tips for avoiding or treating the itch-causing plant pest this summer.

By Wayne Wood
June 3, 2015

Tips for avoiding or treating poison ivy from the Tennessee Poison Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

By Wayne Wood
April 9, 2015

Tennessee Poison Center warns against designer drug “N-bomb”

By Wayne Wood
April 6, 2015

Tennessee Poison Center physician urges caution with powdered alcohol

By Wayne Wood
February 18, 2015

Stay safe from carbon monoxide poisoning during cold snap

With temperatures in the next few days predicted to be the coldest of the winter so far, people using space heaters to get some extra warmth into their homes need to be aware of a potential silent killer—carbon monoxide.

By Wayne Wood
December 22, 2014

Tennessee Poison Center physician offers tips to prevent holiday poisonings

By VUMC News and Communications
July 23, 2014

Brown recluse spider bites crawling upward

Vanderbilt medical toxicologists are reporting an increase in patients seen with brown recluse spider bites this summer.
By Craig Boerner
June 26, 2014

VUMC’s Seger lauded by European clinical toxicology association

Donna Seger, M.D., professor of Clinical Medicine and medical director for the Tennessee Poison Center, has received a fellowship in the European Association of Poison Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT).
By VUMC News and Communications
December 11, 2013

Tennessee Poison Center physician offers tips to prevent holiday poisonings

By VUMC News and Communications
July 31, 2013

Vanderbilt toxicologists warn of dangers of pool chemical misuse

By VUMC News and Communications
January 30, 2013

Vanderbilt’s statewide impact focus of annual Day on the Hill

Vanderbilt’s 12th annual Day on the Hill highlighted the university and medical center’s contributions to all 95 counties in Tennessee and offered the opportunity for conversations between Vanderbilt officials and state lawmakers.
By VUMC News and Communications