A child who has swallowed a coin can expel the coin through the Heimlich maneuver, and can also seek medical attention in time to remove the coin through endoscopic foreign body removal surgery.
1. Heimlich method: if the baby, parents need a hand to fix the baby’s head, and its face down, keep the head low and feet high position, and then use the root of the palm of the hand to knock the scapula connecting line at the midpoint of 5 times. If the coin has not yet been discharged, the middle and index fingers can be used to press the midpoint of the nipple line 5 times. Repeat these two steps alternately until the foreign body is expelled.
If the child is over one year old and conscious, the child is placed in a standing position with the parent standing behind the child and leaning forward. The parent then places one hand on the child’s umbilicus two fingers above the umbilicus, wraps the other hand around the fist, and continuously and forcefully impacts the child’s posterior and superior to induce the coin to be discharged.
2. Medical treatment: For some children who swallowed coins, parents can also take them to the doctor for x-ray, barium contrast and other auxiliary examinations to clarify the location of the coins and then carry out endoscopic foreign body removal surgery as soon as possible.
When the child swallowed coins, parents should take timely measures to deal with, not to pick the child’s mouth or eat a lot of food to avoid accidents.