Deadly Daffodils, Toxic Caterpillars:: The Family Guide to Preventing and Treating Accidental Poisoning Inside and Outside the Home. This item is unavailable.Deadly Daffodils, Toxic Caterpillars:: The Family Guide to Preventing and Treating Accidental Poisoning Inside and Outside the Home

We know enough to lock up the Tylenol and rat poison and keep the kids away from antifreeze - but too many conscientious parents don't realise just how hazardous the house and close environs can be to kids. For example: the bulb of the daffodil is poisonous, the water in a vase of lilies of the valley can be deadly, certain caterpillars in the northeast can deliver a debilitating sting, poison ivy can remain active in the body for 30 years etc. In total there are more than 70 poisons - from medicines, plants, creatures, and nature's foods - that are harmful to children.

Christopher P. Holstege, M.D., is director of the division of medical toxicology and associate professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics at the University of Virginia. Dr. Holstege is board-certified in emergency medicine and medical toxicology. He lives in Virginia with his wife and six children. Carol Ann Turkington is a medical writer and author of more than 50 non-fiction books, specialising in children's health issues. A former journalist and editor, she has worked as writer and editor at Duke University Medical Center and as senior writer in clinical psychology. She lives in southern Pennsylvania with her husband and daughter.