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Is it safe to leave a child in the recovery position while I fetch help?

Ideally someone should stay with the child at all times; if you are alone, call 999 on speakerphone from their side so you do not leave them unattended. Leaving them completely alone, even briefly, risks missing a deterioration or a vomiting episode.

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