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momof4plus1hubby · #1 Feb 01, 2006, 07:31 AM

Hi,

My daughter loves to carry money around in her purse. Well she dropped a penny and my 18 month old picked it up and ate it. He is breathing it's not stuck anywhere that I know of. Should I take him to the ER or let him go and see if he passes it?

Chrissy

*labcat01* · #2 Feb 01, 2006, 07:41 AM

I think you should call your pediatrician's office. Even if no one is there, they should have an answering service to contact the on-call doctor.

**sirI** · #3 Feb 01, 2006, 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by momof4plus1hubby

Hi,

My daughter loves to carry money around in her purse. Well she dropped a penny and my 18 month old picked it up and ate it. He is breathing it's not stuck anywhere that I know of. Should I take him to the ER or let him go and see if he passes it?

Chrissy

I'm sorry, momof4plus1hubby, but the members of Allnurses.com cannot give you medical advice.

Please call your HCP and/or take him to the ER. We hope everything turns out o.k.

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