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Shellfish |
| Overview Symptoms Treatment |
| Home Treatment: |
| Shellfish poisoning may be a medical emergency. With sudden or significant symptoms, the person should be taken immediately to an emergency medical facility. You may need to call the local emergency number (such as 911). Otherwise, call Poison Control for appropriate treatment information. |
| Before Calling Emergency: |
Determine the following information:
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| Poison Control, or a local emergency number: |
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If the situation is not clear, they will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. Bring the contaminated shellfish with you to the emergency room if so instructed. |
| What to expect at the emergency room: |
Some or all of the following procedures may be performed:
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| Expectations (prognosis): |
| Survival past 12 hours usually indicates recovery is likely. Only a small percentage of people actually die from eating contaminated shellfish. |
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