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Handheld Metal Detector Screening for Metallic Foreign Body Ingestion in Children

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Published on: September 11, 2018

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Ivo Slapak¹, Francesco Maria Passali, Achal Gulati

¹Children's Medical Center of Faculty Hospital Brno, Pediatric Otolaryngology Clinic, Černopolní 9, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.

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Non-food foreign body (NFFB) injuries in children are common, with complications like infections and perforations occurring. Parent education on recognizing hazardous objects and situations is crucial for prevention.

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Area of Science:

Pediatric emergency medicine
Consumer product safety
Injury prevention

Background:

Foreign body (FB) injuries in children aged 0-14 years are a significant public health concern.
Non-food foreign bodies (NFFB) represent a substantial portion of these injuries, necessitating a deeper understanding of associated risks.
Existing data collection efforts, like the SUSY Safe Project, aim to inform consumer protection strategies in the European market.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the risk of complications and hospitalization related to NFFB injuries in children.
To identify patient characteristics, FB features, location, and accident circumstances associated with adverse outcomes.
To leverage data from the SUSY Safe Web-Registry for improved understanding and prevention strategies.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from the SUSY Safe Project, collecting information on FB injuries in children aged 0-14 years.
Characterized FBs by size, shape, and consistency, and analyzed their distribution by age and site of obstruction.
Calculated descriptive statistics and assessed the association between patient/FB characteristics and outcomes (hospitalization, complications) using odds ratios.

Main Results:

Recorded 16,878 FB injuries, with 74% involving non-food items (7820 cases).
Injuries most frequently occurred in children aged 3+ years (two-thirds), during play (86%), and under adult supervision (30%).
Complications arose in 299 cases, with infections (10%) and perforations (5%) being most common.

Conclusions:

Inhalation, ingestion, or insertion of NFFBs can lead to significant morbidity, with sharp or hazardous objects posing higher risks.
Parents often underestimate the dangers of certain objects and situations, highlighting a need for improved awareness and recognition skills.
Educational strategies targeting parents, disseminated by healthcare professionals, are essential for preventing NFFB injuries in children.