[Emergency department consultations due to foreign body ingestion].

DISCUSSION: Ingestion of fish bones or coins by young children is a relatively common presentation in the PED, and it is associated with frequent medical interventions. Although the overall prognosis is good, and improving the health education of the population should be considered to reduce the frequency of these episodes.
PMID: 26767418 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Anales de Pediatria - January 4, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lobeiras A, Zugazabeitia A, Uribarri N, Mintegi S Tags: An Pediatr (Barc) Source Type: research