What to do when you have a broken bone?

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The situation of eating fish with bones is very common in life, so many ways have been created to overcome this unpleasant situation. So what is the best thing to do when eating boneless fish or chicken bones?

1. Improperly handled osteochondrosis can be dangerous

In fact, when eating fish with bones and if you know for sure that you only choke on small bones and just swallow food, you can push the fish bones down, but few people know that this is also a risky way, because there are can cause the bone to sink deeper into the throat. As for the application of some folk methods that are transmitted orally, it is completely unfounded and unscientific, it is best not to take time to apply.
If accidentally swallowed large or sharp bones, it is very likely to cause perforation of the esophagus and perforation of blood vessels. At this time, do not delay, quickly go to medical facilities for a doctor to check and handle. Because there have been many people just because of big bones, sharp bones for a long time, so they have punctured arteries, abscesses, pleural abscesses, .... In many cases, the mortality rate is very high.

2. What happens when a bone is broken?

When you choke on a fish bone or a chicken bone, you will find that the foreign body is stuck in the throat, causing an obstruction, when swallowing saliva or swallowing food, you will feel a little pain due to fish bones, chicken bones piercing the mucosa. For now, stay calm and follow these instructions:
Stop swallowing immediately: Many people often try to swallow to help the bone slide down, but this inadvertently causes the bone to penetrate deeper and cause damage. You should also not spit forcefully many times or try to eat anything to help push the bones down because it is easy to choke. Try to vomit as soon as possible: Pay attention absolutely not to put your hands in the throat, because this will push the bones down the throat deeper. Stay calm, open your mouth wide, and ask someone around you to check your throat with a flashlight. If the fishbone is stuck in a position that can be seen by the naked eye, use medical forceps to remove it. Monitor for pain or tightness in the neck when swallowing. If you feel that the bone is still stuck somewhere in your throat, go to a medical facility for a doctor to check and handle. Absolutely should not be left for too long because it is easy to cause complications as well as make the treatment more complicated.

3. Some notes when self-healing fish bones at home

Many people when choking on fish bones often use their hands to hook their throats, swallow hot rice balls, and drink water. However, otolaryngologists said that this method is very dangerous, because it is easy to cause fish bones to drift deeper or hurt, which can cause perforation of the esophagus.
If you accidentally choke on a fish bone, you should not try to swallow but try to vomit as soon as possible. Be careful not to gouge your throat because it will cause vomiting, may cause edema or make it difficult to breathe.
To avoid choking while eating at home, it's best to filter meat separately, separate bones, not to mix meat and bones. While eating should focus, avoid eating while talking, laughing. Eat slowly, chew well, don't eat fast, eat in a hurry. If you give fish to young children or the elderly, you should carefully remove the bones, carefully check the amount of food before feeding, choose fish with few bones to avoid choking bones for children.
Eating fish with bones is an accident that no one wants, if you accidentally choke on fish bones or chicken bones, you should spit it out instead of swallowing it. If you accidentally choke on a big bone, the bone is too deep, you should go to a doctor to check it out for timely treatment.
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