Home Treatment
Contact Poison Control Center for appropriate treatment.

Before Calling Emergency
Determine the following information:

the patient's age, weight, and condition
the name of the plant and the parts swallowed
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 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 on the patient:

Induce emesis.
Use gastric lavage.
Activated charcoal.
Treat the symptoms.

Expectations (prognosis)
Deaths have occurred. The red berry capsule is not toxic.