“Foreign bodies (FBs) in the digestive tract are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric age group, and pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges” (Singh, Dubey, Pandey, Kumar, Sharma & Annavi, 2014, p. 463). Foreign body blockages effect more children in their first 6 years of life with an increase of occurrences in children age 1 to 3 years old. A study was completed between April 2009 and March 2013 on how foreign bodies effect the digestive tract over a period of time. Methods to obtain the data were collected by using case records of patients including age, gender, type of foreign body and treatment necessary. A total of 97 patients with foreign bodies were studied with varying location of blockage. Sixteen
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X-rays were used to determine the location of the blockages, upper esophagus blockages required the patient to be anesthetized by injection, ventilation was supplied and forceps were used to hold and remove the blockage. In patients where the blockage is not visible a scope is used to remove the blockage. Out of the 87 cases that needed to have the foreign bodies removed 63 were performed by forceps and 20 patients needed to have a scope used. A total of 68 patients required observation and remained at the hospital overnight. “Foreign body inhalation is common worldwide” (Singh et al., 2014 p. 465). Commonly affects children between 1 and 5 years of age (Singh, et al., 2014). The majority of children involved in this study were children aged 5 years and younger, which is in line with other comparable studies. The most common site for a blockage is within the esophagus followed by the larynx and …show more content…
I was interested in knowing the actual number of children this problem effects and when a child is not watched appropriately what could be the result of their actions. How does the information in the article impact the early childhood education field? As students we learn about the necessity of watching children in our care but do we realize the ramifications that could occur in that moment when we do not. Children who are not monitored closely experience stress and discomfort from an act they do not know is going to injury them. I believe if these numbers were more readily available teachers and possibly parents would be more mindful of the situation a child may put themselves into. How is this information relevant to your career goals? It makes me realize exactly what a child has to go through when an object is placed in their mouth and swallowed. In my career I will be working with small children and it makes me realize I cannot take my eyes off a child for a minute because serious possibly life threatening results could occur from my negligence. The article ranges between life and death giving statistics and surgical recommendation when an object becomes lodged in a child’s esophagus, larynx or trachea. I am surprised there is no data mentioned documenting the possibility a child could be placed into a coma and become
X-rays were used to determine the location of the blockages, upper esophagus blockages required the patient to be anesthetized by injection, ventilation was supplied and forceps were used to hold and remove the blockage. In patients where the blockage is not visible a scope is used to remove the blockage. Out of the 87 cases that needed to have the foreign bodies removed 63 were performed by forceps and 20 patients needed to have a scope used. A total of 68 patients required observation and remained at the hospital overnight. “Foreign body inhalation is common worldwide” (Singh et al., 2014 p. 465). Commonly affects children between 1 and 5 years of age (Singh, et al., 2014). The majority of children involved in this study were children aged 5 years and younger, which is in line with other comparable studies. The most common site for a blockage is within the esophagus followed by the larynx and …show more content…
I was interested in knowing the actual number of children this problem effects and when a child is not watched appropriately what could be the result of their actions. How does the information in the article impact the early childhood education field? As students we learn about the necessity of watching children in our care but do we realize the ramifications that could occur in that moment when we do not. Children who are not monitored closely experience stress and discomfort from an act they do not know is going to injury them. I believe if these numbers were more readily available teachers and possibly parents would be more mindful of the situation a child may put themselves into. How is this information relevant to your career goals? It makes me realize exactly what a child has to go through when an object is placed in their mouth and swallowed. In my career I will be working with small children and it makes me realize I cannot take my eyes off a child for a minute because serious possibly life threatening results could occur from my negligence. The article ranges between life and death giving statistics and surgical recommendation when an object becomes lodged in a child’s esophagus, larynx or trachea. I am surprised there is no data mentioned documenting the possibility a child could be placed into a coma and become