Gastric perforation in children can lead to death.
Gastric perforation is a more serious surgical acute abdominal condition in which the entire wall of the stomach ruptures and stomach contents such as gastric juices and food enter the abdominal cavity, resulting in abdominal infection, which in severe cases can lead to infectious shock, multiple organ failure or even death.
The cause of gastric perforation in children is usually a foreign body in the digestive tract. For example, a young child, who has no cognizance of the danger, will swallow date pits, nails, steel nails, etc.; or parents may place strong acids and alkalis in the child’s reach, and the child swallows these strong irritating chemicals, which ultimately leads to gastric perforation.
Usually parents must keep dangerous objects in a safe place and place them out of children’s reach. Meanwhile, in case of a foreign body in the digestive tract, you need to seek emergency medical attention and medical help.