The community may have a positive side effect that is undesirable to move to cash payments, surgeons – less children who need operations or procedures to remove swallowed money.
Ear, nose and throat (ENT) experts, the Millennium in England has looked at the hospital records.
The procedures to remove foreign objects, including coins from children’s throats, airlines and noses, saw a “significant decrease” of approximately 700 cases until 2022.
Historically, more than 75% of objects under coins.
According to the UK Payment Markets Survey, in 2012, cards began to exceed cash money.
At that time, the researchers said that a decrease of ten years of patient cases began.
However, other factors, such as child -proof packaging and security campaigns, probably helped to reduce cases of objects that were wearing nose.
Researchers include common objects in children’s nostrils, beads, pins, baby teeth, screws and foods.
Peanuts and peas can sometimes pale and may be stuck in the airways.
However, the concern is now sometimes shining potentially dangerous bright objects such as button batteries and magnets swallowed by children.
Akash Jangan and his colleagues, British Royal Surgeons College’s annuals, these may cause deadly complications for hours and need to need emergency medical intervention.
One Open Access Web Version It was presented in June 2024 shows between 2012-22:
- 29% decrease in foreign object lifting procedures, from 2.405 to 1,716
- Fewer procedures to remove 195 swallowed objects, from 708 to 513
- 484 Noses less than 1,565 to 1,081
- 10 less than 132 to 122 and the respiratory tract procedure
ENT Surgeon, Ram Moorthy, a member of the Royal Surgeons College, who is not involved in the study, said, “Fewer children’s swallowing money is positive.
“This study shows how new technology can make children safer in the way we don’t intend – but there are still dangerous items that you need to be aware of.
“As doctors, we are concerned about other dangerous items such as button batteries and magnets that can really harm.
He continued: “We should continue to be sure that small items like this cannot reach a child.”
Removing foreign objects from the ears and noses, NHS hospitals in the UK around 3 million £ a year, According to data For 2010-2016.
Children were responsible for the vast majority of cases – 95% of objects were removed from the noses and 85% of the ears.
Cotton buds are thought to be leading problems in adults.
