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AAPCC annual reports, linked to from an actual mushroom foraging guide. Also I said plants and mushrooms. Not specifically mushrooms. AAPCC doesn't track mus
by busterarm 1y ago
AAPCC annual reports, linked to from an actual mushroom foraging guide.
Also I said plants and mushrooms. Not specifically mushrooms. AAPCC doesn't track mushrooms separately and I would consider the CDC to not be the authority on poisoning -- their specialty is diseases.
- adamweld 1y agoHere's the relevant section from the 2023 National Poison Data System: https://i.imgur.com/vIXenG8.png https://i.imgur.com/vIXenG8.png 8294 case mentions, 3039 hospitalizations. for outcomes check the table.
- owenversteeg 1y agoHuh, that is quite interesting, thank you. Looks like that includes the hallucinogenic mushrooms, which leads to 2139 case mentions and 1146 hospitalizations a year.