Eating mushrooms picked in the forest, 15 people were poisoned

On the afternoon of May 29.5, Lam Dong Department of Health said that by the morning of the same day, there were 15 patients from 8 different families who came to examine and treat poisoning at the Di Linh District Health Center and the Son Dien Commune Health Station due to the disease. eat poisonous mushrooms picked in the forest.

Of these 15 patients, 10 were treated at Di Linh District Health Center, 3 were treated at Son Dien Commune Health Station and 2 were transferred to Lam Dong II Hospital (in Bao Loc City) for treatment. Continue treatment at the request of the patient's family.

Currently, 2 patients transferred to Lam Dong II Hospital are stable (1 case discharged); 10 cases treated at Di Linh District Health Center have been discharged from the hospital. 8 cases are still being treated, and 2 patients are continuing to be treated, all of which are stable; 3 cases at Son Dien Commune Health Station have been discharged.

Previously, on the evening of May 26.5, Di Linh District Health Center received information that some patients in Son Dien commune entered the commune health station with symptoms of intermittent abdominal pain accompanied by repeated vomiting and diarrhea; There were 2 patients with convulsive symptoms, through the history of suspected poisoning due to eating wild mushrooms. 

Right after that, Di Linh District Medical Center sent 2 ambulances, 2 doctors and 2 nurses to support and transferred the patient to the center for further treatment and quickly reported to the Department of Safety and Health. provincial food production and Lam Dong Provincial Department of Health.

Upon receiving the information, the Lam Dong Provincial Department of Health directed the Provincial Food Safety and Hygiene Sub-department to coordinate with the Provincial Center for Disease Control, the Health Center and the Health Department of Di Linh District to conduct an investigation. verify clarification.

All of these patients are related to eating mushrooms that Mr. K'Bet's family (residing in Jang Par hamlet, Son Dien commune, Di Linh district) collected from the forest and distributed to 7 other families. in the same family live close to each other. After eating for 30 minutes, the patients all had symptoms of chest tightness, vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and convulsions. The patients were diagnosed with digestive disorders, suspected of poisoning due to the toxin of wild mushrooms (which is a gray-brown cap mushroom).

Lam Dong Provincial Department of Health, requesting Di Linh District Health Department to strengthen information and propagate knowledge on prevention and control of mushroom poisoning to households so that people absolutely do not collect, do not process. and do not eat wild mushrooms, strange mushrooms suspected of causing poisoning. When people unfortunately eat poisonous mushrooms, appear symptoms suspected of poisoning related to eating mushrooms, they should immediately go to the nearest medical facility for emergency and timely treatment.