The magnetic beads that can be concave at will are children's favorite educational toys, but once swallowed by mistake, the small magnetic beads may become "deadly beads". On February 8, Jia Jia, a 5-year-old boy who lives in Weinan City, almost caused a catastrophe by swallowing 11 magnetic beads by mistake.
Find the magnetic beads that have entered the small intestine in 20 minutes
The reporter met Jia Jia in the gastroenterology department of Xi'an Red Cross Hospital, who was preparing to be discharged. Jia Jia said that the morning before he had connected the magnetic beads into a string and played with his head on his back, but the beads were a little heavy and fell into his mouth and he swallowed them. JiaJia's mother said that Jia Jia immediately told her grandmother after the magnetic beads were swallowed by mistake, but the parents were not present at the time of the incident, no one knew how many beads were eaten, and the child had no symptoms at that time. In the chaos, the family took Jia Jia in Weinan for examination, and after being recommended by the doctor to transfer to the hospital, they went to Xi'an to seek medical treatment, and finally rushed to the Xi'an Red Cross Hospital at 7 o'clock in the evening of the 8th.
At the time of admission, nearly 10 hours had passed since JiaJia had swallowed the magnetic bead by mistake. Han Shuang, director of the Department of Gastroenterology of the Red Cross Hospital, arranged a radiological examination to eliminate complications such as intestinal obstruction perforation and determined the location of magnetic beads in the small intestine of Jiajia, and the number of beads was 11. Shi Yupeng, deputy director of the Department of Gastroenterology, said that if there is only one bead, the problem is not serious, and most children can discharge from the anus on their own. However, after swallowing more than one, the magnetic beads will move downward with the peristalsis of the small intestine, because the intestinal tube is soft, narrow and curved, the magnetic beads will attract each other and squeeze the intestinal tube, resulting in gradual ischemia, necrosis, and finally perforation of the intestinal tract, and may also form serious consequences such as intestinal obstruction. "If the situation is serious, the magnetic beads need to be removed through open surgery, which is very harmful to the child and may cause permanent damage." Shi Yupeng said.
After communicating with the parents, the hospital immediately arranged for the endoscopic center to perform the emergency small colonoscopic removal of foreign bodies. Since the magnetic bead swallowed by Jia Jia has reached the small intestine, the stomach and intestines are constantly peristalting, and the exact location of the magnetic bead cannot be judged, and can only be slowly found in the intestine. After preoperative preparation, at about 8 p.m., Shi Yupeng began to conduct foreign body screening, and after more than twenty minutes, magnetic beads were found in the lower middle and lower part of the jejunum. At this time, the colorful magnetic beads have formed a ring, and after the final count is correct, they are all removed with foreign object tongs. Then the doctor demonstrated on the spot, the removed magnetic beads can suck up three strings of keys, the suction is extremely strong.
(The magnetic beads removed have a great suction force, and three strings of keys are sucked up)
"In the future, we must be careful and tell the children around us so that they don't want to play." On the 9th, Jia Jia was already able to eat, watching the child turn the crisis into safety, Shi Yupeng repeatedly advised parents and children. Shi Yupeng said that magnetic beads have become the main force of young children swallowing foreign bodies, and after swallowing, they vomit abdominal pain, and heavy abdominal perforation, causing intestinal obstruction and endangering their lives.
If a child is found to have swallowed a foreign body by mistake, he should be sent to the hospital urgently
After the reporter's inquiry, the magnetic bead, also known as the magnetic buck ball, is a diameter of about 5 mm, magnetic balls, the shape is very similar to colorful candy, can use the magnetic force to attract each other to arrange a variety of patterns, belongs to the puzzle class toys, deeply loved by children. In the relevant sales page, the reporter saw a clear reminder that magnetic beads are only suitable for children over 14 years old. However, the reporter's visit to the investigation found that this toy is also popular among children under 10 years old. "Although it is suggested that it is suitable for children over 14 years old, students in the lower grades also like it and are willing to buy it for children in order to exercise their thinking and hands-on ability." One parent said.
Because the child is small and does not know the harm, he often holds the magnetic beads in his mouth during play, and accidentally swallows them into his stomach. Searching on the Internet can find that there are many cases of children being injured because of accidental swallowing of magnetic beads, and some children have reportedly swallowed 123 magnetic beads.
(Colorful magnetic beads are a favorite toy for many children)
Doctors remind that it is the winter vacation, children stay at home for a long time, such as coins, buttons, hair cards, toothpicks and other readily available small items, may be swallowed by young children, especially children under 5 years old. Parents should put away the small items that are readily available. When choosing toys for children, they should also carefully read the product manual, for toys with age restrictions must be purchased in strict accordance with the prompts, and children under 14 years old should be prohibited from playing with magnetic beads, or other small toys with magnetism and easy to swallow. At the same time, once the child is found to have abdominal pain and vomiting symptoms, it is necessary to first consider the possibility of swallowing a foreign body by mistake, and go to the hospital in time to prevent accidents from causing greater harm to the child.
Source: Nine Schools of Health