First aid for children who accidentally swallow foreign objects: how to deal with it

In our daily lives, we often encounter situations where children accidentally swallow foreign objects. Children are generally more naughty and have no safety knowledge. It is easy for them to swallow things by mistake when they are young. We must take good care of them at ordinary times and deal with them calmly at critical moments.

First aid for children who accidentally swallow foreign objects

1. Hold the child's abdomen from the back, and use the palm of your other hand to pat the middle of the shoulder blades until all the foreign matter is coughed out.

2. Let the child lie on the adult's legs, face down, and pat the child's back between the shoulder blades with the heel of your hand.

3. The adult stands behind the child, wraps his arms around the child's waist, makes a fist with one hand, and places the thumb side of the fist on the child's abdomen above the thorax and navel.

4. Use your other hand to make a fist and quickly press upward on the child's abdomen. Repeat this action until the foreign body is expelled.

5. Let the child lie on the adult's lap, head down and face up. Place the middle and index fingers of both hands on the child's abdomen under the thorax and above the navel, and press upward with the right amount of force.

Teach you how to deal with

If the baby does not experience abdominal pain, choking, difficulty breathing, nausea and vomiting after accidentally swallowing a foreign object, it means that the baby is safe for the time being. Parents do not need to be overly nervous. Pay attention to the baby's bowel movements to see if any foreign objects are excreted. If the foreign object is large or damages the gastrointestinal tract, the child will have obvious abdominal pain and discomfort, or will cough constantly, and the child should go to the hospital as soon as possible.

1. If it is a coin, button, or small bead, these foreign objects are relatively harmless and you don't need to worry too much. Most foreign objects stay in the gastrointestinal tract for no more than three or four days. Parents should check carefully every time the baby defecates. If necessary, parents should use a branch or something else to poke the stool to check for foreign objects. If the foreign object is still not expelled after 3 or 4 days, you should ask a doctor to deal with it.

2. If you swallow a hairpin, tough, corrosive foreign object, and you are afraid that it may hook or hit your internal organs, you must go to the hospital in time. Go to the hospital as soon as possible to take an X-ray to see the situation, find out where the foreign object is, and have a doctor help remove it.

3. It is quite common for babies to get fish bones stuck in their mouths accidentally. Some parents will let their babies drink vinegar or swallow them with a big mouthful of steamed buns or rice when they get fish bones stuck in their mouths. This is wrong. Drinking vinegar cannot effectively soften bones, and swallowing stuck foreign bodies with steamed buns can easily damage the esophageal mucosa. Try to let the child open his mouth in good light, and then observe the location and size of the fish bones. The best way is to go to the hospital and let the doctor take it out.

Parents should let their children eat quietly and not make them laugh to prevent food from getting stuck in their mouths. Correct children's bad habits of putting small toys in their mouths to play with them, and try to avoid giving children small toys that may be inhaled into the airway. After swallowing foreign objects, if the baby has abdominal pain, vomiting blood, black stools or even bloody stools, it means that there is serious damage to the digestive tract and must go to the hospital for treatment in time. Parents should not handle it without authorization, so as to avoid causing more serious injuries to the child or even endangering his life due to wrong methods.

Warm reminder: Children under 3 years old are prone to swallowing foreign objects. Parents should not put small toy parts, household medicines, small items, etc. in places where the baby can reach them at will. They should be placed where the baby cannot reach them to prevent the baby from accidentally swallowing them while playing.

Can foreign matter be expelled spontaneously?

There are three physiological narrowings in the human esophagus: A at the level of the thoracic entrance, B at the level of the aortic arch and main trachea, and C at the junction of the esophagus and stomach. Any foreign body may get stuck in these three narrowings of the esophagus, and it is difficult to expel it by relying on the digestive and excretory systems. Moreover, if a sharp paper clip or steel nail is swallowed, it may pierce the esophagus and get stuck in the esophagus.

Is it useful to drink vinegar after swallowing it by mistake?

Many times, when children have fish bones stuck in their throats, the elderly will let them drink vinegar, thinking that it can soften the bones and eliminate esophageal obstructions. In fact, this method is unscientific. Because when eating vinegar, the vinegar stays in the throat for a very short time and cannot reach the target at all.