27-month-old girl swallowed necklace and was promptly rescued from danger

On the night of August 11 and early morning of August 12, Quang Binh Regional General Hospital admitted Then Thu H, 27 months old, residing in Quang Nguyen commune, Tuyen Quang province, in a state of nausea but not vomiting after swallowing a piece of necklace.

Upon admission, the on-duty team examined and took an abdominal X-ray, detecting an image of a radiopaque object in the stomach. The patient was diagnosed with a “foreign object in the stomach” and quickly transferred to the endoscopy room for intervention.

Doctors performed endoscopy and successfully removed the foreign object from the baby's abdomen.

At the Department of Functional Exploration, the team of doctors performed endoscopy under general anesthesia to ensure safety, reduce pain and avoid psychological trauma for the child. Through the gastroscopy, the doctors successfully removed the foreign object, which was a piece of necklace, without causing damage to the gastric mucosa - esophagus. After the procedure, the child was awake, in stable health and was monitored further at the department.

The foreign object in the abdomen was identified as a piece of necklace.

The treating doctor said that each case of swallowing foreign objects such as necklaces, coins, batteries or toy pieces is a reminder of the risk of unsafety for children. Just a little negligence by adults can lead to unfortunate accidents. Parents need to regularly supervise, not let children play alone with small, easily swallowed objects, and equip themselves with first aid knowledge and take children to a medical facility immediately if they suspect they have swallowed a foreign object.

Hong Cu

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/xa-hoi/202508/be-gai-27-thang-tuoi-nuot-phai-day-chuyen-duoc-kip-thoi-cuu-chua-khoi-nguy-hiem-d5a6ad8/