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Your child drank a household product and you phone the poison service: what to say in Czech
A child drank a household cleaner and you phone the toxicology service.
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How it's done. If a child swallowed something, do not induce vomiting; phone the Toxikologické informační středisko or 112, name the product and the amount and keep the packaging at hand.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Toxikologické informační středisko, dobrý den.TOK-see-koh-loh-geets-keh EEN-for-muhch-nee STRSHEH-dees-koh, DOH-brih dayn.
Toxicology information centre, good day.
They might also say:
Dobrý den, Toxikologické informační středisko, slyším vás.
DOH-brih dayn, TOK-see-koh-loh-geets-keh EEN-for-muhch-nee STRSHEH-dees-koh, SLIH-sheem vahs.
Good day, the toxicology information centre, I'm listening.
YOU REPLY
Dobrý den, moje dítě vypilo trochu přípravku na mytí nádobí.
DOH-brih dayn, MOH-eh DEE-tyeh VIH-pee-loh TROH-khoo PRSHEE-pruhf-koo nuh MIH-tee NAH-doh-bee.
Good day, my child drank a little dishwashing liquid.
THEY SAY
Kolik let má dítě a kolik asi vypilo?KOH-leek let mah DEE-tyeh uh KOH-leek AH-see VIH-pee-loh?
How old is the child and how much did it drink?
2
YOU REPLY
Jsou mu čtyři roky. Myslím, že jeden malý doušek.
Ysoh-oo moo CHTIR-zhee ROH-kih. MIH-sleem, zheh YEH-dayn MAH-lih DOH-oo-shek.
The child is four. I think one small sip.
THEY SAY
Nevyvolávejte zvracení. Dítě napojte vodou a nechte pod dohledem. Máte obal přípravku?NEH-vih-voh-luh-vay-teh ZVRAH-tseh-nee. DEE-tyeh NAH-poy-teh VOH-doh-oo uh NEKH-teh pod DOG-leh-dem. MAH-teh OH-buhl PRSHEE-pruhf-koo?
Do not induce vomiting. Give the child water and keep watch. Do you have the container of the product?
They might also say:
Nenuťte dítě zvracet, dejte mu napít vody. Máte obal u sebe?
NEH-nooty-teh DEE-tyeh ZVRAH-tset, DAY-teh moo NAH-peet VOH-dih. MAH-teh OH-buhl oo SEH-beh?
Do not make the child vomit, give it water. Do you have the container with you?
3
YOU REPLY
Ano, mám ho v ruce. Co mám dělat dál?
AH-noh, mahm goh v ROO-tseh. Tsoh mahm DYEH-luht dahl?
Yes, I have it in my hand. What do I do next?
THEY SAY
Přečtěte mi název z obalu. Pokud se dítěti udělá zle, ihned volejte sto dvanáct.PRSHECH-tyeh-teh mee NAH-zev z OH-buh-loo. POH-koot seh DEE-tyeh-tee OO-dyeh-luh zleh, EEG-ned VOH-lay-teh stoh DVAH-nuhtst.
Read me the name from the container. If the child feels worse, call one one two at once.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za radu. Budu dítě sledovat.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah RAH-doo. BOO-doo DEE-tyeh SLEH-doh-vuht.
Thank you for the advice. I'll watch the child.
THEY SAY
Rádo se stalo.RAH-doh seh STAH-loh.
My pleasure.
Words worth knowing
Toxikologické
TOK-see-koh-loh-geets-keh
adjective
toxicology
informační
EEN-for-muhch-nee
adjective
information
středisko
STRSHEH-dees-koh
noun
centre
dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
dítě
DEE-tyeh
noun
child
vypilo
VIH-pee-loh
verb
drank (neuter)
trochu
TROH-khoo
adverb
a little
přípravku
PRSHEE-pruhf-koo
noun
product (genitive)
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If you did not understand
Můžete to zopakovat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh toh ZOH-puh-koh-vuht, PROH-seem?
Can you repeat that, please?
Můžete mluvit pomaleji, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh MLOO-veet POH-muh-lay-ee, PROH-seem?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Můžete mi to napsat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh NAHP-suht, PROH-seem?
Can you write it down for me, please?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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