Swallowed Glass Marble

These objects may be accidentally swallowed.

Swallowed glass marble.

There are worse things to swallow. Seek medical treatment if you suspect your child has swallowed a foreign object. This can be scary it s not always cause for concern. 1 article features images from this case.

A glass marble is inert smooth and round and should pass through her with no trouble. If you can see an object in the mouth reach a finger in and sweep the object out. If the person who has swallowed an object becomes unconscious lay the person on his or her back on the ground. Nearly all swallowed objects will pass through the digestive system without causing any harm including those with sharp edges.

If the object remains stuck and the person doesn t respond to your efforts perform cardiopulmonary. The marble rachel swallowed was smooth glass so there aren t any sharp edges and the glass will not be hazardous to her body. What about the foreign object getting stuck in there somewhere. I did ring my gp who said he should be fine and it will just pass but i have heard of problems previously with children swallowing foreign objects.

These objects often pass all the way through the digestive tract in 24 to 48 hours and cause no harm. Be careful not to push it deeper into the airway. A doctor may perform an x ray to locate the item or a bronchoscopy to take a closer look at the airways if the. The marble was retrieved endoscopically with a spiral basket.

The narrowest part of the digestive system is the point at which the oesophagus gullet narrows and joins the stomach. Young children often put small objects in their mouths such as marbles pins or coins. Young children and sometimes older children and adults may swallow toys coins safety pins buttons bones wood glass magnets batteries or other foreign objects. The marble rachel swallowed was actually a florist glass bead that they use to fill the bottom of a vase to make it look prettier.

In this case the foreign body a marble was too large to exit the pylorus of the stomach. Ds2 swallowed a glass marble about an hour ago first he said it felt like it was in the lower part of his throat pointed this area out to me but then said now it has gone down.