A child is in the clinic after swallowing a metal bead. A radiograph of the GI tract shows a 6 mm cylindrical object in the chil
d’s stomach. The child is able to swallow without difficulty and is not experiencing pain. What is the correct course of treatment? a. Administer ipecac to induce vomiting. b. Have the parents watch for the object in the child’s stool. c. Insert a nasogastric tube to flush out the object. d. Refer the child for endoscopic removal of the object.
The doctor should Insert a nasogastric tube to flush the object out of her throat. She should do this because it may not be hurting now but as time goes by it will start expierensing pain so i would take it out now so you wont have to do it in the long run.
