Mum points choking warning after tot is left hospitalised and needing tube-fed after swallowing pound-sized battery

A MUM has shared a vital choking warning after her child was left hospitalised and needing tube fed when she swallowed a small button battery.

Emma Treharne was left shaken after her youngest daughter Wren started choking on what the mum-of-three believed to be a cucumber throughout dinner final month.

The 37-year-old managed to dislodge the meals however after her ten-month-old continued to choke throughout the evening, virtually vomiting as she did.

Dashing her little one to the GP within the morning, Emma from Newport, Shropshire was horrified to be taught that the reason for her daughter’s discomfort was a pound-sized battery caught in her throat.

The mum was allegedly first informed by her GP that Wren’s coughing possible got here from a sore throat after the cucumber incident, however was sceptical about this.

Emma’s GP then provided to name a kids’s workforce at The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, Shropshire who allegedly reaffirmed her well being practitioner’s evaluation.

Counting on her personal instinct although, Emma insisted on an x-ray simply to make sure, believing {that a} sore throat wouldn’t trigger her child to try to be sick.

Nonetheless, in a second of horror, Emma and accomplice Josh, 33, quickly found {that a} “pound-sized” object was lodged in Wren’s throat and was quickly burning her oesophagus.

The household was them rushed to Birmingham Youngsters’s Hospital, the place Wren underwent emergency surgical procedure two hours later to take away the article – which turned out to be a button battery.

Regardless of the excessive threat of mortality, Wren miraculously survived the surgical procedure however was later saved in for an extra 9 days and has now been left with a burnt throat.

Dad and mom Emma and Josh at the moment are having to tube feed their tot for the foreseeable future, whereas Wren continues on her highway to restoration.

Emma subsequently took to social media on Sunday (9 JUL) to warn dad and mom of the hazards that batteries pose to younger kids.

Relaying the entire story in her publish, Emma added: “Simply thought I’d write a standing about two issues – Mom’s instinct and the hazards of button batteries.

“My child now has a extreme burn in her oesophagus. We have been in hospital for 9 days. She is on a purely liquid food regimen and is tube fed for the foreseeable future.

“We have been extraordinarily fortunate. Button batteries are present in all kinds of things. Musical books. Small remotes. Thermometers. Digital scales. Watches. Listening to aids.

“We’ll by no means understand how Wren bought maintain of 1. So please watch out about the place these are saved.

“In case your little one ever swallows a button battery otherwise you suspect they’ve please search medical consideration immediately.

“Comply with your intestine. I can not fault the care given at Birmingham Youngsters’s Hospital (BCH) and we now have been very, very fortunate to have wonderful household and pals round us at this nerve-racking time.”

The publish obtained over 3,600 likes and greater than 620 feedback from customers left horrified by the household’s ordeal.

Kathryn Jenks wrote: “How scary for you all, Emma. Effectively accomplished for listening to your instinct and standing up for Wren and properly accomplished for being courageous sufficient to share your story making others conscious.

“Hope Wren bounces again shortly, large hugs to you all.”

Sharon Jayne Biggs mentioned: “Oh, I’m so sorry to listen to this – that will need to have been a nightmare, glad Wren is on the mend.

“Hope she’s going to bounce again very quickly – sending plenty of hugs and love – BCH are wonderful.”

Jordan Naomi commented: “That sounds horrendous to undergo. It appears like your instinct actually saved her right here.”

Helen Noble wrote: “Omg, thank goodness in your instinct and making your self heard. I do hope little Wren recovers totally.”

Talking at this time, Emma mentioned: ““It’s been traumatic to say the least.

“Wren is on a pure milk food regimen by a tube to assist her restoration resulting from a burn in her oesophagus.

“We stayed in BCH for 9 days in whole. The battery was in for twenty-four hours and the result might have been very, very completely different – the truth is a few kids don’t make it.

It’s so, so necessary for individuals to pay attention to the silent little killers.

“We’ve been fortunate within the grand scheme of issues however these little batteries are in such an array of home items and they’re so harmful.

“She was very fortunate.”

Emma now goals to assist marketing campaign alongside the Harper-Lee Basis to assist create consciousness of how harmful batteries may be.

Dr Christopher Chiswell, Marketing consultant in Public Well being Medication at Birmingham Ladies’s and Youngsters’s NHS Basis Belief, mentioned: “Button batteries pose an actual hazard – one which generally hidden across the house.

“It’s completely very important you search speedy medical assist for those who suppose your little one has swallowed a button battery as it may possibly have deadly penalties.

“Even a dud battery can quickly burn by the wall of the intestine, inflicting main inside accidents.
“We’d encourage all households to take a second to consider issues of their properties.

“Taking such steps like storing button batteries out of attain, shopping for merchandise with security screws that hold the battery compartment closed and being conscious of objects that infants and toddlers can pay money for that include batteries, equivalent to automotive key fobs and musical greeting playing cards, may help forestall accidents.

“We additionally proceed to name on producers of batteries and merchandise that use them to undertake the best security requirements to maintain kids secure.”

“All of us at Birmingham Youngsters’s Hospital want Wren properly in her restoration.”

Emma now goals to assist marketing campaign alongside the Harper-Lee Basis to assist create consciousness of how harmful batteries may be.