phoning nhs?
 

i don't know if this counts as First Aid so sorry if it's the wrong forum but i need to know, if you phone NHS Direct after a 'dangerous' overdose, would they be able to make you go to hospital? just i know they can track phones and so yeah...
oh and don't worry, i haven't OD.

as far as i know,if you ring and they trace your number,they can alert the police,who'll come round and take you to hosp...

As snailonvalium said

Have you OD'd now? If so do you want to PM me the details of it;
What you've taken
How long ago you took it
Any Symptoms you're showing
If you've got any medical conditions
Your weight

I've phoned up worried following many-a-overdose.
They can urge you to go to hospital, and can send an ambulance if requested.
Other than that I don't believe they can make you.

ah so they could make you go... it's ok i haven't done anything, honest, i don't have the oppportunity

what if you're under 18?

I phoned my crisis line a few weeks ago and told them I had id'd -they phoned NHS 24 on my behalf. the woman then phoned me and said I had to go to hospital, I had to lie that someone would take me as I didnt want her sending an ambulance, she phoned me back to check someone was coming for me as she said if not then she had to send an ambulance...

So from that I got the impression that yeah they can make you, in my instance I did go, but had to lie as I was not having an ambulance turn up at my door...

thanks for the replies everyone :0)

I was hospitalised when suicidal because they felt I WAS a danger to myself.