Red Cross Children's Hospital Poison Line
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If your baby, toddler or child has consumed, inhaled or is affected in any other way by a substance (from detergents, to plants to medication etc) that could be toxic, phone the Red Cross Children's Hospital Poison Line on 021 689 5227. Expert advice on the substance and its side effects will be given as well as advice on what to do. The poison line is a 24-hour service linked to the hospital's emergency services. |
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Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (Department of Health, Western Cape Government) |
The content on this page was last updated on 7 July 2011

If your baby, toddler or child has consumed, inhaled or is affected in any other way by a substance (from detergents, to plants to medication etc) that could be toxic, phone the Red Cross Children's Hospital Poison Line on 021 689 5227. Expert advice on the substance and its side effects will be given as well as advice on what to do. The poison line is a 24-hour service linked to the hospital's emergency services.