Little babies are very active and require vigilant control. After all, they know the world - they crawl, get, touch, touch the objects surrounding them with their hands. Theoretically, each selected item can be in the mouth of the baby - he, thus, tries to find the taste. It is clear that this can be dangerous not only for health, but for the life of crumbs. Therefore, parents should be prepared for what to do if the child has swallowed a foreign object.
If the child swallowed the object?
Sometimes babies swallow something neostroye, round, and if the parents find this detail in the chair of the baby, you can completely calm down and not worry. It's another matter if a child swallows a sharp object, or a thing with barbs, for example, a pin, a needle, a clerical button, a spring, a toy gear. The fact is that such objects can get stuck and pierce the wall of the digestive tract.
The danger is also presented by the situation when a child swallowed a foreign body, a heavy body that does not leave the body itself (magnets, metal balls). Remaining for a long time in the intestine, such objects damage its walls or lead to bleeding.
The ingestion of large foreign bodies (buttons, bottle caps) is fraught with their jamming in the throat and suffocation. Particular danger is the moment when the child swallowed the battery. Oxidizing the hydrochloric acid entering the gastric juice, the battery emits substances that can damage the wall of the stomach and lead to a chemical burn.
Signs that the child has swallowed something
A child who already knows how to speak, he will tell you that he "tasted" the wrong thing. If the foreign body is large and stuck in the digestive tract, then you can recognize the problem by popperhivaniyu, choking, coughing, salivation. In addition, the baby will be difficult to swallow solid food. There are complaints of pain in the chest or abdomen, the appearance of vomiting, nausea. In the event that a child swallows a battery, symptoms may
How to help when a child has swallowed something?
If you are sure that your favorite child is tempted by a small round object without sharp edges, you should wait a bit, and in the stool of the baby the swallowed object will turn out to be a swallowed object. You can help the crumb, putting it on a diet of apple, mashed potatoes, oatmeal or jelly. In any other cases, immediately call an ambulance to prevent dangerous consequences. The best prevention of occurrence of similar situations is strict tracking of the child, a choice of toys without small details, careful cleaning in the house.