Tennessee Poison Center Archive — Page 3 of 3

Brown spider with a rounded abdomen and eight long, slender legs, shown from above against a pale background.
July 20, 2015

Tennessee Poison Center offers tips for preventing and treating black widow and brown recluse spider bites

By Wayne Wood
Cluster of green, three-lobed leaves on a plant, with reddish stems and a blurred woodland background.
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
Cluster of green, three-lobed leaves on a plant, with reddish stems and a blurred woodland background.
June 3, 2015

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

By Wayne Wood
White pill bottle with a black skull-and-crossbones symbol on the label.
April 9, 2015

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

By Wayne Wood
Close-up of a weathered yellow-and-black barrier with large black letters reading “CLOSED.”
April 6, 2015

Tennessee Poison Center physician urges caution with powdered alcohol

By Wayne Wood
Sunlit tree branches encased in thick, glistening ice, with a building and blue sky visible behind them.
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