Seven-year-old rushed to the hospital after swallowing large battery
On Saturday night, a seven-year-old boy was admitted to a hospital after swallowing a TV remote battery.
By SARAH BEN-NUNX-ray of the battery inside the seven-year-old's stomach. (photo credit: Courtesy)
A seven-year-old boy had the battery of a TV remote control successfully removed from his stomach over the weekend, after swallowing the five-centimeter-long device.After being taken to Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon on Saturday night by his parents, the boy's stomach was examined via x-ray and the battery was clearly visible.Medical staff immediately decided to remove it by a gastroscopy, a procedure where a thin tube is placed down the throat to the stomach.The removal was successful, and the child has fully recuperated.
