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IE/Edge
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Step 2: On the following dialog, under Printer, choose 'Microsoft Print to PDF'
Click 'Print' and you have saved your webpage to a PDF file.
Poisoning
If you think your child has swallowed pills or medicines:
- Unless you’re absolutely sure what they are, spend a minute or two looking for the missing pills.
- If you still think your child has swallowed something, take them straight away to your GP or A&E, whichever is quickest.
- Take the full set of tablets with you, so that the doctors can check the labelling and calculate how much your child may have taken.
- Don’t give your child salt and water, or do anything else to make them sick.
Medicines are the cause of over three-quarters of hospital admissions for poisoning in under-fives.
Preventing poisoning
Common painkillers like paracetamol and ibuprofen are the main culprits.
Lock it up or put it up high
- Keep all medicines locked away or high up out of reach and sight.
- Keep cleaning products high up out of reach, including those for the toilet.
- If this isn’t possible, fit safety catches to low cupboard doors.
- Take extra care when visiting relatives' houses as they may have medicines and other dangerous products within reach.
- Keep garden chemicals and other outside chemicals in a locked shed / cupboard.
Choose Carefully
- Choose cleaning products that contain a bittering agent.
- This makes them taste nasty, so children are less likely to swallow them. Do not store cleaning liquids in unmarked containers or bottles, keep them in the container they came in to avoid confusion.
Teach your children
- Teach children not to eat anything they have picked outside without checking with an adult first.
Carbon Monoxide
- To avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, get appliances serviced regularly and fit a carbon monoxide alarm where there are flame burning appliances or open fires.
