Blowfish ingestion

Lily came in to AEC after ingesting 3 blow-fish while playing at the beach. As Lily’s family brought her down immediately, she was asymptomatic; this meant that we were able to induce emesis and bring up the blow-fish before the toxin had the chance to be absorbed. Blow-fish carry a deadly toxin called Tetrodotoxin, an … Continue reading Blowfish ingestion