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Mom of a 7 yr 6 m old girl5 years ago

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#AskTheExpert my baby ate a matchstick? what should i do now?

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POOJA KOTHARIMom of a 9 yr 2 m old boy5 years ago

A. Young children and, sometimes, older children and adults may swallow matchsticks, toys, coins, safety pins, buttons, bones, wood, glass, magnets, batteries or other foreign objects. These objects often pass all the way through the digestive tract in 24 to 48 hours and cause no harm.

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