Thursday, July 21, 2011
swallow a foreign object
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If you swallow a foreign object, it will usually pass through your digestive system |
uneventfully. |
However, some objects can lodge in your esophagus. If an object is stuck in your |
esophagus, you may need to remove it, especially if it is |
pointed object which should be removed as quickly as possible to avoid further injury to |
the esophageal lining |
A tiny watch or calculator type button battery, which is notorious for rapidly causing local |
tissue injury or death and which should be removed from the esophagus without delay |
If a swallowed object blocks the airway: |
Call for emergency medical assistance or go to your local emergency room. |
If you have questions about the care of a person who has swallowed a foreign object, talk |
to your doctor -paginaQ : o �� X�� yout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none;mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:auto;mso-element-anchor-vertical: page;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:page;mso-element-left:62.5pt;mso-element-top: 219.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'>room. Keep victim from rubbing the eye.
For chemical burns, flood eyes with water
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