More children are in danger of life

That Children Put it in your mouth. Almost everything, even things that are not right, is not a new problem. But it's one thing that's becoming more common and more dangerous. A recent study revealed that the number of children arriving at the hospital for swallowing objects is the highest ever.

Using data from the US Consumer Insurance Commission, researchers found that between 1995 and 2015, approximately 755,000 visits of children under six were due to the swallowing of small objects, which total up to 99 visits per day. In 2015 alone, there were more than twice as many visits than in 1995.

The study, published Friday in the journal Paddys of the American Academy of Pediatrics, also announced that the rate of children admitted was up to 18 out of 10,000 in 2015, almost double what was in 1995 to only 9.5.

Author of the study, Dr. Danielle Orsagh-Yentis, that decided to consider the case “when we were all called in the middle of the night at a strange hour to remove foreign troops from the esophagus or the children's stomach”.

And as for specific objects that children swallow, Orsagh-Yentis and her team discovered that coins were the most common. Then there were toys, jewelry, and batteries (weights with small buttons).

While AAP recommends that parents keep small items like coins, batteries and magnets away from small children, Orsahg-Yentis also remind parents that any child who swallows one of these <x0) objects should be brought to urgency as soon as possible”, as this could lead to intestine damage, blood poisoning and even death.