Mistaking leaves with wild vegetables, 9 people were hospitalized after meals-Health and Life

About 30 minutes after the meal, all 9 people showed signs of headache and dizziness, so they went to the emergency room.

Information from Lang Son Provincial General Hospital (BV) said that, on the afternoon of April 19, the hospital received 9 patients hospitalized due to leaf poisoning. 9 patients all work in the same team in a company in Yen Trach commune, Cao Loc district.

According to the patient’s account, a group of 9 people from the same hometown in Nghe An are working for the company in Cao Loc district.

Seeing that there were many kinds of wild vegetables growing next to the workplace, due to confusion with an edible plant, a worker in the group picked the leaves of the group and fried them for lunch. About 30 minutes after eating, all 9 people showed signs of headache and dizziness, so they went to the emergency room.

At the Hospital, the patients were actively induced vomiting, emergency gastric lavage, activated charcoal and intravenous fluids.

Currently, the health of 9 patients is temporarily stable, some patients still have dizziness and numbness in their limbs.

All 9 patients had headaches and dizziness after meals. Photo: BVCC

Because the poison in the leaves is quickly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and can cause severe symptoms affecting the nerves and liver, kidneys, 9 patients continue to be tested and actively monitored.

Toenail leaves are considered as one of the four most toxic plants (belonging to group A toxicity). The leaves contain a deadly poison, which is the active ingredient Alkaloid.

The leaves are very similar and often grow near many medicinal plants and vegetables, so it can easily lead to confusion. Therefore, people need to be very careful when picking forest trees for medicine or food to avoid unfortunate situations.