Do not try to make your child vomit or give food or liquid until you have been given advice.
Call the New Zealand National Poisons Centre [1] immediately on 0800 POISON (0800 764 766). This free emergency telephone service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Phone 111 within New Zealand for an ambulance (use the appropriate emergency number in other countries) if:
Do not try to make your child vomit or give food or liquid until you have been given advice.
If you suspect your child has swallowed or inserted a button battery, act immediately. Go to your nearest hospital emergency department.
Find out more about the dangers of button batteries [2]
If you suspect your child has swallowed small high powered magnets, act immediately. Go to your nearest hospital emergency department.
Find out more about the dangers of magnets [3]
This page last reviewed 20 April 2023.
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Links
[1] https://www.poisons.co.nz/
[2] https://kidshealth.org.nz/button-battery-dangers-children
[3] https://kidshealth.org.nz/magnet-dangers-children
[4] https://kidshealth.org.nz/node/1706?language=en
[5] https://poisons.co.nz/articles-and-info/
[6] https://poisons.co.nz/poisons-centre-info/calling-us/
[7] https://poisons.co.nz/first-aid/
[8] https://kidshealth.org.nz/node/1952?language=en
[9] https://starship.org.nz/safekids/poisoning-birth-to-11-months/
[10] https://starship.org.nz/safekids/poisoning-1-2-years/
[11] https://starship.org.nz/safekids/poisoning-3-4-years/
[12] https://starship.org.nz/safekids/poisoning-5-9-years/
[13] https://starship.org.nz/safekids/poisoning-10-14-years/
[14] https://kidshealth.org.nz/contact?from=http%3A%2F%2Fkidshealth.org.nz%2Fprint%2F1707%3Flanguage%3Den