British Red Cross gives self-poisoning first aid tips

The British Red Cross says that it's worried that many young people don't know how to help a friend who may have deliberately poisoned themselves.

Figures show the number of hospital admissions for people who have carried out the form of self-harm has risen by almost 50% in a decade.

The NHS statistics show there were more than 114,000 cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland during 2011.

Paul Donnelly from the British Red Cross gives some basic first aid tips on how to help someone who may have self-poisoned.

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