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Blue nightshade

Alternative Names: Atropa belladonna; Bittersweet nightshade; Scarlet berry; Weedy nightshade Home Treatment: Call Poison Control. Before Calling Emergency: Text Continues Below Determine the following information: the patient's age, weight, and condition the name of the plant and the parts eaten the time it was swallowed the amount swallowed Poison Control, or a local emergency number: They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Bring the plant with you to the emergency room for identification. What to expect at the emergency room: Some or all of the following procedures may be performed: Induce vomiting. Use gastric lavage. Administer activated charcoal. Treat the symptoms. Monitor pulse and blood pressure. Expectations (prognosis): Death has been reported but is very rare.

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