- First Aid for Poison Ivy
Advice on avoiding and treating reactions from exposures to poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac, which are the most common plants that cause a skin rash. http://www.healthy.net/library/BOOKS/HEALTHYSELF/FIRSTAID/poisonivy.htm - Go Ask Alice!: Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac
Advice on symptoms and treatment, including when to seek emergency medical care. From Columbia University Health Education Program. http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1354.html - Poison Ivy, Everywhere You Want To Be
Reprint of newspaper article on poison ivy, oak and sumac, focusing on prevention of the skin reaction. http://www.peekaboo.net/archives/cat8/3.html - Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac Information Center
Information on the causes, prevention, and treatment of the itching and painful rashes associated with contact of the oil called urushiol that is found in these plants. Includes numerous links to other information sources and websites on commercial products. http://poisonivy.aesir.com/ |