In the advent of time, the phones are ringing at the poison information centres in Germany very often. The Foundation of children’s health reported that the number of requests increases, because small children to the plants and berries of the decorative Candle and advent wreaths nibbled or other Christmas typical things in the mouth have.

Most babies and small children under six years of age, are at risk the Foundation of children’s health says. To household products and medicines plants are on place 3 of the substances that lead to most of the requests of parents of this age group in the poison information centres. The following plants, the experts warn, especially:

• Yew tree: its branches are often due to their Similarity with fir branches used in addition, you will have beautiful, dark green, shiny needles, and are much more durable. The toxic needles and branches are: In the case of a heavy yew-poisoning it comes to dizziness, Nausea, abdominal pain, unconsciousness and even death due to respiratory paralysis and cardiac arrest.
• Paternoster peas: The peas are from time to time in Dry flower arrangements used. However, they are highly toxic, the Chewing of two peas can be fatal.
• Christmas star: swallowing children parts of the popular red room plant, can cause Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain lead. Splashes of his juice – or parts of the plant get into the eye, it can even lead to severe inflammation and even blindness.

Other popular plants of the festive Season, although not as dangerous, but can lead to significant discomfort. These include Holly, Christmas rose, Amaryllis, Christmas daffodil, tree branches, mistletoe and ivy belong to.

Parents have the suspicion that your child may have ingested dangerous amounts of a toxic substance, you should immediately contact the child’s doctor or the poison information centres in connection with the name of the Plant name. The adviser can usually tell immediately if an acute danger exists, and what is the company. A list with the telephone numbers on aponet.de.

As risky as some of the winter plants, button batteries, for example, to be used for the operation of LED candles. A swallowed button battery remains in the esophagus of the child are stuck, it can cause serious burns. The Foundation of children’s health recommends that children in this case, immediately in the emergency room of a children’s hospital.

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