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Instructions for helping yourself

Possible poisoning by a product or medicine

What to do

  1. Get help. Say which product or medicine may be involved. Do not drive.
  2. Have packaging ready if safe to do so.
  3. Give location and symptoms. No phone or signal: ask someone to call from a safe place. Do not delay help to collect belongings.
  4. Report possible swallowed/touched/inhaled substance and when. Age and amount if known. Do not taste or sniff it to identify it.

What to avoid

  1. Do not induce vomiting or give food or drink.
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