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Overdoses - Ingesting inedible or toxic substances is a potentially deadly form of self-harm and should always involve immediate medical attention afterwards.  There is no question of home treatment here, you need specialist treatment.

Other overdoses on e.g. paracetamol, no matter how small, should also be seen to by a Dr.  It is surprising how few some people have to take before they die, and you just never know how your body will handle it.  If you are taking frequent small overdoses you need to see a Dr as you could be causing yourself serious liver damage and if you take a larger overdose there is also no question that you need to get to a hospital as soon as possible.
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Infections - To prevent an infection all you can do is keep it very clean.  This means not touching and fiddling around with it, not removing the dressing all the time to look at it, just let it heal on its own.  Keeping the wound dry will also help, especially if you have a dressing on it.  You can clean a wound with sterile water.  To make this boil some water, add a bit of salt to it, let it cool and then clean the wound or you can buy disinfectant from any pharmacy.

If an injury begins to appear red and inflamed around the edges, is hot to touch, starts to swell and throb with pain or begins to seep pus, infection is highly likely and you should see a Dr as you may need anti-biotics.  Although most infections are mild, you can get some very serious and nasty ones, and treatment is essential.
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