While playing, a 5-year-old boy swallowed a battery into his stomach.

Patient LNBA (5 years old, living in Ben Tre ) accidentally swallowed a battery while playing and was discovered by his family and taken to the hospital for emergency treatment.

At the Emergency Department, as soon as the patient was admitted, the doctors quickly ordered an abdominal X-ray, which revealed that the battery was in the stomach. After an urgent consultation, the doctors agreed to order an endoscopy. The endoscopy team successfully removed the coin from the patient's stomach. The patient's health was stable and he was discharged from the hospital shortly thereafter.

On January 27, Master - Doctor Le Vu Truong (Endoscopy Department, Xuyen A General Hospital, Vinh Long ) said that in this case, the battery had gone down to the stomach, avoiding some dangerous complications such as not being stuck in the esophagus or airway. In addition, the child was promptly discovered by his family and taken to the hospital to remove the foreign object. If not, the foreign object remaining in the digestive tract would cause more serious complications such as intestinal perforation, intestinal obstruction, chemical leakage in the battery causing damage to the digestive tract...

Battery removed from child's stomach

What should parents note?

According to Dr. Truong, children aged 1-5 years old, like to explore , so they can swallow or choke on any foreign object in their airways or insert any foreign object into their body's natural cavities. Especially during the Lunar New Year, families often prepare many types of cakes, fruits, jelly, pumpkin seeds, melon seeds, jams, ... and colorful decorative toys that children love. Therefore, parents should pay attention, supervise, and choose suitable food and toys; avoid letting children play with small, compact objects within reach; for toys and items with batteries, the battery position should be firmly fixed, ...

"If a foreign object is discovered in the child's body, the first thing parents need to do is stay calm, find a way to reassure the child, and quickly take the child to a medical facility with an endoscopy unit to promptly remove the foreign object," the doctor recommended.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/trong-luc-choi-dua-be-5-tuoi-nuot-vien-pin-xuong-da-day-185250127201647081.htm