He says he swallowed a piece of plastic off of his toy truck. It would be about half a tooth pick size. what should i do?
2007-06-05 16:24:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
he will be perfectly fine.
my son swallowed half of his toy soldier and it gave him a stomach ache. The doctor said it was just because it was foreign and had bacteria on it that it gave him the tummy ache. But the doctor also said it would be fine and it was. a few days later it left him and he was alright.
If you're very worried call the doctor.
2007-06-05 16:32:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get him to the ER for some x-rays! That plastic could literally be scraping him up inside!
2007-06-05 16:26:26 · answer #2 · answered by realestateemt 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would call your DR. They have after hours dr on call that can give you further advice. I would not let him eat or drink anything until you talk to one. They might have you go into the ER to have things checked out. Truthfully I do not think it is an unwise choice.
As a child I ate many things...money...beads...egg shells...odd dumb things.
Good luck!
2007-06-05 16:29:36 · answer #3 · answered by Princess Gracie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take him to the doctor to get some xrays. If he really did this it could cause some damage if it gets stuck in the wrong place.
2007-06-05 16:27:34 · answer #4 · answered by GEE-GEE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HELLO,
X-RAYS ARE USELESS FOR SWALLOWED PLASTIC.
THE DOCTOR WOULD MOST LIKELY USE A FIBER OPTIC ENDOSCOPE TO TRY TO RETRIEVE IT W/O DOING SURGERY BEFORE IT PASSES INTO THE SMALL INTESTINE FOR WHICH SURGERY IS NEEDED.
2007-06-05 18:40:30 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take him in right away! The plastic could be lodged in his intestines or something... I wouldn't chance it.
2007-06-05 16:28:06 · answer #6 · answered by Rae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take him to a doctor asap
the last thing you need is a half peace of tooth pick sticking through your sons stomach and stabbing his liver
2007-06-05 17:32:14 · answer #7 · answered by karinacrimson 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Better go to the emergency room, just to be safe, I don't know what they can do, but better to find out if it's ok or not.
2007-06-05 16:27:30 · answer #8 · answered by You may be right 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GO.......to ER............NOW!
Take the truck too. The dr can get a better idea of what you're talking about.
2007-06-05 16:27:48 · answer #9 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the doctor.
2007-06-05 16:27:01 · answer #10 · answered by ~~*Paradise Dreams*~~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋