Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a very common domestic accident in children. The prevention of the recurrence by securing child's environment is mandatory. The study will study whether the advices of follow-up at home and recurrence prophylaxis were given to parents after a foreign ingestion by their child.
Foreign body ingestion (FB) is a very common domestic accident in children. When the FB is not dangerous or it is inaccessible after crossing the pylorus, the child should be monitored. In all cases, recurrence should be prevented by securing the environment of the swallowing child. The information on monitoring and securing the environment should be communicated during hospital care. This prospective study will analyze whether advices were correctly given to the families concerning the follow-up at home and the prophylaxis of FB ingestion.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
40
telephone call to parents to know the information given following the ingestion of foreign body by their child
Robert Debre Hospital
Paris, France
RECRUITINGIdentify the instructions memorized by the parents after a visit to the hospital for a foreign body ingestion by their child.
Time frame: 1 year
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