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Case of the month: Accidental mobile phone card ingestion
Emergency Department, Colchester General Hospital, Colchester, Essex, UK
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr J Mekwan
Emergency Department, Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex CO4 5JL, UK; jay.mekwan@virgin.net
Accepted 19 August 2006
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Accidental overdose, poisoning and foreign-body ingestion are common presentations to the emergency department. Usually, the ingested material is a common drug or household product. We present an unusual case of accidental ingestion where the foreign body was a mobile phone simulation (SIM) card.
A 14-year-old boy attended the emergency department at 21:24 h, saying that he had swallowed part of his phone 2 h ago. He had taken the SIM card out and placed it between his teeth. Unfortunately, he managed to swallow it.
He coughed initially, then his father attempted the Heimlich manoeuvre, with no success. The boy proceeded to vomit later on; however, this did not contain the card.
Subsequently, he had no dysphagia or shortness of breath. He had been able to drink fluids since, with no ill effects. He had no relevant medical history.
On examination, he looked well. He had a pulse of 72 bpm
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