Pencil Swallowing Incident in Mehsana: Children often swallow such things while playing, which can be dangerous for them. A similar case has come to light from Mehsana district of Gujarat. Here a 7 year old child swallowed a pencil while playing, after which his health deteriorated. After this the family members hurriedly took him to the hospital. The scan revealed that a pencil was stuck in his stomach. After this, after a lot of efforts, the doctors saved his life and took out the pencil. This is not the first time this has happened, but till now many cases of pencil swallowing have been reported.

Dr. Lokendra Gupta, emergency head of Medanta Hospital, Lucknow told News18. Swallowing a long and sharp object like a pencil can be very dangerous for children. It can cause injury to the throat, food pipe i.e. esophagus or the inner lining of the stomach. If it gets stuck in the throat, breathing may stop and bleeding may also occur. In many cases, such objects can even cause holes in the intestines, which can become a fatal situation. Swallowing things like pencils, pens, coins, button batteries, small toys or marbles is a common but dangerous condition. Especially sharp or battery-like objects can cause serious harm to the body.

The doctor told that first of all, through scan it is seen where the pencil or any other thing is stuck in the body. After this, most of the things are carefully taken out through endoscopy process. In rare cases, surgery may also be required. If the child swallows any object, do not try to make him/her vomit nor try to remove anything by yourself. Take him to the nearest hospital immediately. If the child has difficulty breathing, persistent cough, chest pain, vomiting or stomach pain, consider it an emergency. The sooner you get treatment, the lower the risk.

According to experts, such incidents often happen in children because they have the habit of putting small or long objects in their mouth. This incident is a warning to parents and guardians. Do not leave small or sharp objects around children and explain to them that putting such things in their mouth can be dangerous. A little caution can avoid a major accident. Vigilance and awareness are the biggest protection for the safety of children.