Mostly children accidentally swallow foreign objects like coins, small toys and small objects like buttons. Most objects swallowed will be eliminated naturally. But, Sharp objects/objects like battery are dangerous.
First Aid Treatment
For someone else
- Stand behind the person
- Wrap your arms around victim’s waist
- Tilt the person a little forward
- Make a fist with one hand
- Place it just above the navel
- Hold the fist with the other hand
- Give a hard upward thrust into the abdomen
- Repeat if required
On Oneself
- Make fist with one hand
- Place fist above navel
- Hold it with other hand
- Bend over a hard surface like a chair
- Give hard upward thrust
- Repeat if required
Seek medical help as quickly as possible