'I HAD TO GET HER TO HOSPITAL STRAIGHT AWAY'

Mel's two-year-old daughter Amy accidentally ingested medication.

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Mel tells the British Red Cross how fast action saved her child's life

"When my daughter Amy was about two years old, I had to carry medication all the time in my bag for a medical condition she has.

"Amy was in the living room while I went into the kitchen. I'd only left her for a few minutes. I went back in to see her and found her with the empty bottle of medication. She'd managed to get into my bag, open the childproof lock and drink the entire contents.