Further Reading
ENT emergencies 407(i) Reassure the parents that most objects will pass spontaneously.
(ii) Request immediate review if symptoms develop.
(iii) Consider a repeat abdominal X-ray after 4 days if a button-
battery was seen in the small or large intestine and has not been
passed in the stools.
(iv) Otherwise, repeat X-rays are only required if the patient develops
symptoms.Stridor
See Section XI, Paediatric Emergencies, p. 352.
FURTHER READING
Cochrane Collaboration. http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/topics/60.html/
(Cochrane review topics: Ear, nose and throat disorders).
Drotts D, Vinson D (1999) Prochlorperazine induces akathisia in emergency
patients. Annals of Emergency Medicine 34 : 469–75.