Donegal GP concerned at number of child related calls to poisons helpline

 

There were almost 1,300 calls to a helpline last year about children getting poisoned with paracetemol.

There were also hundreds of calls about them consuming household products, like washing-up liquid and firelighters.

The queries were made to the National Poisons Information Centre in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.

Donegal GP Ciaran Ó Fearraigh says sometimes children need emergency care after taking these products………

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