• DO stay calm and try to reassure your child

• If your child has swallowed one or several BUTTON BATTERIES, goto the EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY

• DO seek medical advice immediately

• DO bring the bottle, packet or whatever it is they’ve eaten or swallowed with you- it will help us to help your child

• DON’T put your fingers down your child’s throat to make them vomit

How do you stop your child from getting hold of something they shouldn’t have in the house

• Remember to keep medicines and household substances LOCKED AWAY and OUT OF REACH from little hands
• DO always remember to put the lids back on medicine bottles after using them
• DO remember that many things we use around the house look appealing to young children- for example, liquid tablets for washing clothes can look like sweets KEEP THEM LOCKED AWAY!
• DO think about locks on cupboards and medicine cabinets