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Swallowed A Piece Of A Chicken Bone. Having Sharp Pain In Chest. Should I Go For Treatment?

Posted on Thu, 26 Jul 2012

Question: i swallowed a piece of a chicken bone and now i have sharp pain in my chest, should i go to the emergency room?

Follow up: Dr. Shanthi E (6 minutes later)

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Answered by Dr. Shanthi E (1 hour later)

Hi,

Please go to the emergency room at the earliest before any complications arise.

It may cause choking and asphyxia if it is in the airway.

Please do write back if you have more queries.

I would like to know your progress too.

I wish you speedy recovery.

Regards,

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar