Newspaper

Home treatment:

There are no recommended home treatments.
Call Poison Control for further guidance.

Before calling emergency:

Determine the following information:

• the patient's age, weight, and condition
• name of product (as well as the ingredients and strength if known)
• the time it was swallowed
• the amount swallowed

Poison Control, or a local emergency number:

They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses.

What to expect at the emergency room:

• Treat the symptoms.

Expectations (prognosis):

Newspaper is considered nontoxic. Recovery is likely.