A baby swallowed a cockroach and was rushed to the intensive care unit at risk of suffocation

A nine-month-old girl was evacuated after suffering from suffocation, which manifested itself in suffocation and bluishness.

At the end of the operation, the doctors managed to remove the body that blocked her breathing, and discovered that it was an insect.

Apparently, this is a cockroach that the mother killed but did not evacuate.

"It is important to remember to keep foreign bodies away from babies who may be inhaled"

Meirav Cohen

23/06/2022

Thursday, 23 June 2022, 21:45 Updated: 22:18

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A nine-month-old baby was evacuated to the hospital today (Thursday) due to difficulty breathing and suffocation.

At the end of a medical process it turned out that the toddler had swallowed a killed cockroach.

"Opportunity to point out to parents that foreign bodies that may aspire should be kept away from babies' babies

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After several tests and stabilization of her condition, she was taken to the operating room on suspicion of swallowing a bone that was missing from her airway.

The insect removed from the toddler's airways (Photo: Official website, Sheba)

In the operating room, the director of the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Eran Alon, managed to remove the foreign body from the airways. At the end of the medical procedure, the baby was found to have swallowed a cockroach, which blocked her breathing. The infant killed the insect but did not evacuate it. The infants' condition stabilized and she is under hospital supervision.

"Finding an insect in the airways is indeed an unusual thing," said Dr. Oren Feldman, director of the hospital's emergency department. The opportunity to clarify to parents that foreign bodies should be kept away from babies, which may inhale the airways through the mouth and nose, such as small batteries, play parts, nuts, and more. "

Dr. Feldman also stressed that in any evidence of a sudden choking event and suspicion of ingesting a foreign bone, an examination should be performed in the emergency room immediately.

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