NAMA Toxic Exposure Reporting Form

Mushroom Genus:
species:

North American Mycological Association Mushroom Poisoning Case Registry.

This is only a reporting form. For emergency treatment, contact your physician, the nearest poison center, or hospital emergency room. Please use a separate form for each patient. Please list the person sending the report (for follow-up) but protect patient identity with initials or case number, since confidentiality cannot be guaranteed in network messages. E-mail to Dr. Michael W. Beug. If privacy is a concern, or there are transmission problems, use the print-version of the form and mail a copy to Dr. Michael W. Beug at postal address below.

Person filing report:
Reporter's postal address:
e-mail address:
Phone:

  1. Report is about:

    Age:

  2. About the incident:

    1. Mushroom was eaten:
    2. How much mushroom was eaten?
    3. Was mushroom eaten:
    4. Was more than one kind of mushroom eaten?
    5. Was mushroom eaten at more than one meal?
    6. When was mushroom collected?
      Where was mushroom collected?[State or Province]
    7. When was mushroom eaten? Date:Time:
    8. When was first sign of illness? Date: Time:
      Onset interval: hours
    9. Was any alcohol consumed with mushroom or within 24 hours after mushroom was eaten?
    10. How many persons ate mushrooms?
    11. Were all persons who ate mushrooms ill?
    12. Were persons in the group ill who did not eat mushrooms?

  3. What were symptoms of poisoning?
    1. Check all symptoms occurring.
      chills flushing fever diarrhea hallucination salivation dizziiness intestinal cramps sweating disorientation muscle spasm vomiting drowsiness nausea weakness headache

      Were there other symptoms?

      What were the other symptoms?

    2. Did person ever eat this mushroom before?
    3. Were the effects the same? Describe different effects:
    4. Was treatment given? What was the treatment?
      What were results of treatment?
      Case/chart number (important for follow-up):
      Hospital name:
      Attending physician:
      Patient's Name (OPTIONAL):

  4. About the mushroom:
    1. Who identified the species?
      Herbarium number (if available):
    2. Were any special mushroom tests done? List tests and results:
  5. Other comments about the case or mushroom; for example, what species did the collector expect:

Comments: Reports are desired for all symptomatic cases of exposure to any mushroom, including successfully treated asymptomatic incidents with toxic or suspected species. Incidents need not be recent as long as one is confident of the details. Completed forms or questions may be sent to:

Dr. Michael W. Beug
PO Box 116
Husum, WA 98623

For questions: (509) 493-2237
beugm@evergreen.edu

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