Prompt emergency treatment for a 9-month-old baby who swallowed a bottle cap causing difficulty breathing

On the morning of August 13, the 9-month-old baby was still being monitored by doctors' health after removing a foreign object from his throat.

Previously, on the evening of August 12, family members said that while taking medicine at home in Ham Thang commune, Ham Thuan Bac, Binh Thuan, the 9-month-old baby picked up the bottle cap and put it in his mouth to swallow.

Relatives discovered it but could not remove the bottle cap. The baby's mouth was bleeding and the baby had difficulty breathing and was pale, so relatives called a 0D ambulance to take the baby to the emergency room.

At the emergency department of Binh Thuan Provincial General Hospital, doctors and nurses provided initial first aid. After that, ENT doctors used specialized equipment to remove the foreign object .