What happens when a baby swallows a coin?

Generally babies swallow coins by mistake there are three unexpected situations, the first is the coin stuck in the airway, the baby is very easy to suffocate; the second is a small coin into the esophagus, this situation has a very practical way to easily come up with coins; the third is a large coin into the esophagus, the situation is relatively tricky but there are corresponding ways to deal with it. In these three cases, we should do:

First: the coin stuck in the airway solution

First of all: once found that the baby accidentally swallowed the coin, immediately pay attention to the baby there is no obvious breath holding, breathlessness, lips purple phenomenon. If there is, that is the worst kind of situation, the coin is into the airway, stuck in the airway. This can be very dangerous and the baby could suffocate at any time.

In this case, as long as there is someone around, you should immediately report to 120 to call a car. Then grab the baby's feet, pick up the baby upside down, head down, and forcefully pat the back of the baby's chest, the general hard object into the airway, with this method can make the foreign body cough out.

Second: small coins into the esophagus of the solution

If the baby's expression is not a big problem, no pain, no breathing problems, then the coin is into the esophagus. Experts remind that if it enters the esophagus, you should never induce vomiting in your baby! First of all, not necessarily spit out; secondly, the baby is small, spit when you will cry, a cry a suck instead of sucking something into the airway and cause more serious damage.

Then determine what value of coins the baby swallowed. For example, newer dimes and nickels are relatively smaller and less likely to cause problems, while one-dollar and older dimes are relatively larger and more likely to cause other kinds of problems. Then take your baby to the hospital right away. If it's nighttime only hang up in the emergency room, but if it's daytime, remember to always hang up in the gastroenterology department.

Take a X-ray first to determine where the coin is. If the coin is already in the stomach, and it's a smaller kind of nickel and dime coin, then you can go home and let the baby eat more leeks, leeks are the best thing because they are full of fiber, which can be very good to help get the coin out. Eat more bananas and other laxatives, and roughage, such as corn, sweet potatoes, etc., roughage can enhance the baby's gastrointestinal function and promote excretion. Usually coins can be pulled down in the second or third day, in these days, the mother must pay very close attention to the baby's poop, don't pull out and don't know.

If a radiograph shows that the coin is stuck in the esophagus, get something for the baby to eat first to make the coin go down. Be sure to give your baby plenty of laxatives during those days. Keep an eye on your baby's little tummy to see if it gets bloated and hard, and if it does, seek medical attention right away.

Third: Solutions for large coins that get into the esophagus

If the coin is large or if it's another pointed foreign object, go to a major hospital as soon as possible and have it removed with a pediatric gastroscope. Children's gastroscope is a flexible tube, very little harm to the baby, can be operated on an outpatient basis, without hospitalization, is the best method. It is not an adult gastroscope Oh, adult gastroscope basically every hospital, but for the baby with too big, so go to the big hospital with children's gastroscope.

Hu Haiwen pointed out that in the last month, every week will receive three to five cases of young children swallowed foreign objects, swallowed foreign objects are coins, screw caps, glass marbles, button batteries and so on. Generally, children over 6 years old swallowed a dollar coin, can be discharged on their own. If it is stuck in the throat or esophagus is more dangerous, but 1-3 years old children's throat is narrower, more difficult to exclude. In addition, nickel coins are not smooth around the esophagus is also easy to bruise. Experts remind: now during the summer vacation, parents must look after small children, especially the family has BB, must be coins, melon seeds, peanuts and fava beans and other items should be placed in a place where B ?B can not get.