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If you think your child has swallowed something
harmful:
For Medicines
- DO Check if the child really
took the medicine - if it's tablets, look on the floor and round
about. It may be a false alarm.
- DO find the bottle or a sample
tablet
- DO get advice from your pharmacist,
doctor, NHS
Direct (tel: 0845 4647) or accident & emergency department
at your local hospital.
- DON'T give your child salt
water to make them sick
For Chemicals
- DO find the bottle or packet
and take it with you if you go to hospital
- DO get advice from your pharmacist,
doctor, NHS direct (tel: 0845 4647) or accident & emergency
department at your local hospital.
- DON'T give the child anything
to drink - just wet their lips with cold water if they are burning.
- DON'T try to make the child
sick - their vomit will cause damage if it goes into the lungs
- If the child is unconscious or there is buring to the mouth,
dial 999 immediately to call an ambulance.
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