A 2-year-old child who swallows a coin needs to be taken to the hospital immediately for gastroscopic treatment or surgical treatment depending on the situation. If the swallowing time is too long and the coin has already entered the intestinal tract, the coin should be observed first in principle, and medication such as diarrhea-inducing medication should be administered at the same time to induce the coin to be discharged with the feces.
1. Gastroscopic treatment: if the coin stays in the esophagus or stomach and there is no obvious discomfort, the coin can be removed under gastroscope after the approximate location is determined by X-ray.
2. Surgical treatment: If the coin stays in the esophagus or stomach and is accompanied by nausea, vomiting, progressive abdominal pain and other symptoms, it indicates that the coin has caused serious damage to the digestive tract, and immediate surgical treatment is needed to remove the coin.
3. medication: in general, the child swallowed the coin into the intestinal tract is the main use of diarrhea drugs, such as lactulose oral solution, Keseru, etc., in order to promote intestinal excretion, prompting the coin with the fecal discharge.
After a 2-year-old child swallowed a coin, timely transportation to the hospital is the most correct choice, parents should not take a chance, so as not to cause serious consequences. The above medications should be used in accordance with medical advice.