Successfully removed a safety pin stuck in the esophagus of a one-year-old child.

Discovering the child was sucking on a safety pin, the family panicked and tried to take it out but accidentally pushed the foreign object deeper into the throat.

On July 4, Children's Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City announced that it had just admitted baby PPK (1 year old) in a dangerous condition due to swallowing a foreign object.

Earlier, the family discovered the baby was sucking on a safety pin. While frantically trying to remove it, the family accidentally pushed the foreign object deeper into the child’s throat.

The baby was taken to the district hospital and then transferred to Children's Hospital 2 at the 9th hour after the accident.

At the Emergency Department, through examination and endoscopic imaging, the doctor discovered that the 3cm long safety pin had come loose into an L shape. The sharp tip of the needle was stuck in the esophagus, causing a very high risk of perforation, bleeding and infection.

X-ray image shows safety pin in child's esophagus

Immediately, doctors from the gastroenterology, ear, nose and throat, and surgery departments consulted. The team performed an endoscopy, successfully removed the foreign object, and helped the child avoid a complicated surgery.

According to Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, Deputy Head of the Department of Gastroenterology, foreign bodies in the digestive tract are common accidents in young children, especially during the holidays because children are at home more and are less supervised.

Common dangerous foreign objects include: button batteries, magnets, sharp objects, objects larger than 2.5cm in size for children under 5 years old and larger than 5cm in older children.

When suspecting a child has swallowed a foreign object, the family should immediately take the child to the nearest medical facility as soon as possible for examination and timely treatment.

Absolutely do not try to remove the foreign object because it can easily push it deeper or scratch the throat area; do not induce vomiting because it can cause the foreign object to get lost in the airway or cause choking.

GIAO LINH

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/gap-thanh-cong-kim-bang-ghim-vao-thuc-quan-cua-tre-mot-tuoi-post802385.html