Kauvery Hospital, Tirunelveli successfully treated young child who swallowed an open safety pin
Tirunelveli, 31st May, 2024: Kauvery Hospitals, one of the leading multi-specialty healthcare hospital chains in India has always been at the forefront of medical treatment, technology and services. Foreign body ingestion is a common problem among very young children, and sometimes sharp objects such as coins, needles, toothpicks or open safety pins are accidentally ingested leading to an emergency situation. Two days ago, a small boy aged 3 years from Kovilpatti was admitted in Tirunelveli Kauvery Hospital with the complaints that he had swallowed an open safety pin. The child was examined and the X-ray showed that the pin swallowed was present in the stomach. Since this was a sharp object, it was necessary to remove it immediately. But the child had eaten food after he swallowed the pi...









