Fish is a bony animal, so while eating without care, it can choke bones, especially for children. Therefore, knowledge about handling fishbone choke is very necessary in real life. Oral methods of dealing with fishbone choking abound, some effective, some aggravating. When choking on a fishbone, there is a pain when swallowing, a feeling of being stuck in the throat, calmly follow these steps:
- Stop swallowing immediately: People often think that swallowing deeply will cause fish bones to drift, but this can unintentionally cause the bones to penetrate deeper and cause more serious injury. Also, do not spit repeatedly or try to swallow with something because it is very likely to cause choking.
- Vomiting as soon as possible: Try to vomit as soon as possible, but do not use your hand to gouge the throat because it can push the bone deeper.
- Stay calm by opening your mouth wide and then ask people around to use a flashlight to look for fish bones in your mouth. If visible, medical forceps can be used to remove the bone.
- Monitor yourself to see if you still feel stuck in your neck, especially when swallowing or having a sore throat. If you feel that there is still bone stuck in your throat, you need to see a specialist for examination and treatment. It is best to see a doctor early, so that it does not take too long to cause inflammation and complications, making the treatment more complicated.
In the event that the bone scan does not show or is alone, you can try some of the following tips:
Insert garlic into the nostrils
Orange peel
Vitamin C
Swallow hot rice
Centella asiatica leaves
Cannabis
How to handle when a child has a bone fracture?
When children have bones, they are not like adults, their awareness is not good and it is easy to panic, so it should be handled with caution.
- Encourage the child to not panic too much.
- Let the child stop eating as soon as the bone breaks.
- Tell the child to calmly open his mouth and take a light to check the position of the child's bones.
- If there is a bone embedded in the visible area and easy to manipulate, medical forceps can be used to remove the bone fragment.
- Ask and monitor if the child has any bones left.
- If the child's broken bone is suspected or cannot be seen, the child should be taken to the hospital for timely examination and treatment.
How to prevent bone fracture?
Herringbone fractures are very dangerous, especially for young children, and young children are the most common targets for choking, so parents and families need to take proper precautions to reduce the above situation.
When eating fish, pay attention to remove all bones before putting it in the mouth. For children, it is necessary to remove all the bones for the child and then put them in the bowl.
- For children, you can divide the fish into small pieces to make it easier to find the bones and see the small bones hidden inside.
- Although carefully picked, but when eating, still need to watch out for bones, ballast to check if there are bones in the fish meat, chew it carefully so that if there are small bones, it will be crushed. Teach children the habit of chewing slowly, chewing carefully to keep bones.
- Do not let children eat fish by themselves without parents checking because there may be bones left.
- If you are afraid of choking on bones, you can buy fish fillets that have been removed from the bones instead of buying whole fish.
Above are some tips to treat fishbone choking you can do at home and how to avoid choking when eating fish. The above methods also only work with small bones and do not penetrate deeply. If there are severe signs such as shortness of breath, stridor, chest pain, swelling of the throat, severe pain, it is necessary to see a doctor for the best treatment.
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