Swallowed a Foreign Object
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Content updated on Jan 4, 2023
About the symptom
Accidentally swallowed something refers to swallowing non-food items, often referred to as foreign bodies. Examples include toys, batteries or even dentures.
When to see a doctor
Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms
Accidentally swallowed something
Related serious diseases
- Suffocation
Suffocation is when the body doesn't get enough oxygen. Without immediate intervention, it can lead to loss of consciousness, brain injury, or death.
- Foreign body in bronchus
- Pharyngeal foreign body
Questions your doctor may ask about this symptom
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom
Did you swallow any small object(s)?
Do you have a fever?
Do you have a sore throat?
Is your breathing noisy; e.g. wheezing, rattling?
When you breathe in, does the skin below your throat, between the ribs or above the collarbone get drawn in?
Other Related Symptoms
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Symptoms from the same body system / part
Symptoms treated by the same specialty
References
Safdar SA, Shaaban H, Miller RA. Foreign body aspiration. Heart Lung Circ. 2015 Oct;24(10):1033-4. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.03.010. Epub 2015 Apr 15. PMID: 26021970.
https://www.heartlungcirc.org/article/S1443-9506(15)00140-7/fulltext
Lima JA, Fischer GB. Foreign body aspiration in children. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2002 Dec;3(4):303-7. doi: 10.1016/s1526-0542(02)00265-8. PMID: 12457600.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1526054202002658?via%3Dihub
Reviewed By:
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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