Let’s start with the conclusion that it’s useless. Whether it is swallowing rice or drinking vinegar, it is useless and may cause danger.
Accidentally swallowing a fish spike stuck in the throat must not be taken lightly, because fish spikes stuck in the esophagus, adjacent to the heart and lungs, bronchi, aorta and other organs, can lead to esophageal damage perforation, mediastinal infection, lung infection, aortic rupture hemorrhage life-threatening.
There are three strictures in the esophagus: the entrance to the esophagus, the bifurcation of the bronchus and the aortic arch across the esophagus, and the esophagus through the diaphragm. Foreign bodies similar to fish spines, chicken bones, dentures, etc. are easily stuck in these three strictures, and the most dangerous is the second stricture. Once the foreign body is stuck, the foreign body can easily lead to perforation of the esophagus with infection, which can then pierce the aorta or cause hemorrhage or even death by secondary infection eclipsing the aorta!
This condition is medically known as esophageal foreign body and aortoesophageal fistula, and its clinical features are as follows: first, the ratio of men to women is 1.8:1; second, the common types of foreign bodies in the order of fish bones, chicken bones, duck bones, pig bones, iron pieces, etc.; third, the most common site of aortoesophageal fistula is the aortic arch horizontal thoracic segment of the esophagus.
So drinking vinegar to soften fish spines, is it okay? Soaking fish spines in vinegar alone can indeed dissolve the calcium salts in the spines and make the hard spines soft, but it takes more than 30 minutes of soaking to achieve the softening effect. Moreover, one end of the fish spur is stuck in the tissue and cannot touch the vinegar, so drinking vinegar can not soften the fish spur at all, and drinking more vinegar can burn the mucous membrane of the esophagus.
Swallowing rice and vegetables to put the top of the fish spur down? Not reliable!
Swallowing vegetables and steamed buns will make the foreign body in the pharynx move deeper and turn into a foreign body in the esophagus, which will not only make it more difficult to take out, but also cause infection and ulcers.
So, what is the correct way to deal with fish sticks swallowed by mistake?
First of all, the most scientific way to stop eating is to stop drinking and eating! Remember, the prohibition of drinking is not to drink any water, and the prohibition of eating is not to swallow a mouthful of thin rice. The purpose of this is to avoid food held foreign bodies may cause secondary damage to the esophagus, gastrointestinal, etc., but also to prepare for the possible need for general anesthesia surgery.
Second, the first time you can induce vomiting to loosen the muscles of the throat and vomit out the fish spike.
Third, if you encounter a fish spike stuck in your throat, you can also open your mouth to see where the spike is stuck if the location is not deep. If you can see it with the naked eye, use tweezers to remove it, which is still a very scientific method. You can also try to press the front part of the tongue with a spoon or toothbrush handle first, and carefully observe its root, tonsils and posterior pharyngeal wall under bright light, and if you can find the fish spike, use tweezers or chopsticks to clip it out.
If the above methods do not work, quickly go to the nearest regular hospital for emergency treatment and tell the doctor as clearly and correctly as possible where the most obvious part of the stinging sensation (pins and needles) is, so as to help the doctor locate the foreign body initially and ask him/her to take it out for you!
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