Please call 911 immediately if you are having chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding, sudden weakness or numbness, or if you think you have a medical emergency.
Ricin Poisoning
Call 911
1. Get Away From the Source
If you are outdoors, move away from the area where ricin was released.
If ricin was released indoors, get out of the building.
2. Call 911
3. Remove Contaminated Clothing
Do not remove clothing over person's head. Cut or tear it off.
Place contaminated clothing and anything that touches it into a plastic bag.
Seal the bag, put the bag into another plastic bag, and seal that bag.
4. Wash Entire Body With Soap and Water
5. Follow Up
At the hospital, the person may receive intravenous fluids, medications to control seizures, and stomach flushing if ricin was ingested.