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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A child swallowed a coin, toy part, magnet, or button battery.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Call 112 now. Say what they swallowed. No finger down throat. Watch breathing.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Child said "I swallowed" or missing toy part, drooling, refusing food.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Battery compartment open, coin missing.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Button batteries burn esophagus in hours — size of coin does not matter.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Two magnets can pinch bowel — surgical emergency.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 — ingestion, object type, time, age.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If choking — back blows infant / Heimlich child per training.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Bring object packaging or identical item to hospital.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Monitor breathing — partial obstruction can worsen.
When and how to get professional help.
Button battery, magnet, choking, or sharp object needs emergency endoscopy.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Transport for imaging — do not wait for passage if battery suspected.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. "Child swallowed [object]. Button battery yes/no."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Poison helpline if available in region.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT induce vomiting — re-damages esophagus.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume coin will pass without X-ray.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Swallowed coins always pass safely in stool
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Location in esophagus vs stomach changes risk — imaging decides. Batteries never wait.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fatal esophageal burn from watch battery assumed to be coin.
Other scenarios in the same family.
Child window fall
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A child fell from an open window, balcony, or terrace railing.
Infant fall
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A baby fell from bed, sofa, changing table, or was dropped.
Infant unresponsive
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — An infant is not responding in crib or bed — possible SIDS or other cause.
Pressure cooker blast
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A pressure cooker burst or exploded while cooking.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Battery in esophagus — emergency removal within 2 hours ideal.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Abdominal pain hours later — magnet complication.