What should I do if a fish spike gets stuck in my throat? You may say swallow two bites of rice to swallow the fish spike. Is this really the case? Mr. Zhang accidentally swallowed a fish spike, stuck in his throat, swallowed buns, swallowed rice balls have tried, and finally not only did not swallow the fish spike, but went to the hospital emergency room for open-heart surgery. It is said that the fish spike pierced the esophagus and was just about 1 cm from the carotid aorta. Almost lost his life for a fish spike. It is not uncommon for patients to come to the hospital for treatment of foreign bodies such as fish spikes stuck in the throat. Many patients will follow some folk methods to deal with it, such as swallowing rice balls and drinking vinegar, thinking that they can swallow the foreign body with food, but in fact these methods are often botched and lead to dangerous occurrences. The human esophagus has three narrowings from top to bottom, and fish spikes are usually stuck at the entrance of the esophagus, which is also the narrowest part of the esophagus. Once a fish spike is stuck in the throat, stop eating immediately. If the fish spike is visible to the naked eye, you can ask someone to help you to clip it out with small tweezers. If it is deeper, you can try vomiting to get it out with the vomit. However, if you swallow food, there is a risk that the foreign body will be brought down and stuck in two other narrow places. These locations are surrounded by important organs such as the trachea and aorta, and may be life-threatening if they poke through the esophageal wall. Drinking vinegar can cause gastrointestinal discomfort without softening the fish spike, which is also undesirable.