More children are ingesting foreign objects; study

Dr Danielle Orsagh-Yentis, the lead author of the study opined that “It is a very upward trajectory". “It’s definitely something you don’t wait on. It should be a trip to the emergency room,” said Dr Aldo Londino, a pediatric ear, nose and throat surgeon at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

children, children cosuming screws, children eating nails, pattern of children eating screws, children eating nails, indian express, indian express news — The rate of ingesting foreign-body among children under the age of 6 has doubled between 1995 and 2015. (Source: File Photo)

According to a new study, more and more children are consuming foreign objects like toys, marbles, coins. The report, that has been published in the journal Pediatrics, and quoted in The New York Times, states that in the United States, the rate of ingesting foreign-body among children under the age of 6 has doubled between 1995 and 2015.