Munching on peanuts is no child’s play. And the family of a two-year-old boy learnt it the hard way when he suffered a cardiac arrest recently after the nuts got stuck in both his lungs leading to low oxygen level in his body.
The incident happened on July 30 when Krishna Yadav, an Andheri resident, was with his friends at home eating peanuts. Pieces of peanuts got stuck in his airway, leading to breathlessness.
He was initially taken to ESIC hospital in Andheri and then referred to SevenHills Hospital, Andheri (East).
Dr Ashwini Kumar Mehta, ENT specialist at SevenHills Hospital, said, “The child was eating peanuts when they got stuck in his lungs. This choked the air flow and brought down the oxygen level in his body, leading to a cardiac arrest. He was revived at ESIC hospital and then sent to ours.”
At SevenHills Hospital, he was put on ventilator by the neo-critical care specialists to avoid any further complications or cardiac arrests, and more tests were carried out. Scans performed by the hospital showed the peanuts lodged in the boy’s lungs, creating breathing complications.
“The pieces were blocking airflow to both the lungs. This resulted in hypoxia, which is low level of oxygen supply to the brain. This led to the heart attack,” explained Mehta.
Dr Uday Nadkarni, consultant paediatrician, said, “After the problem was identified, the next step was to rectify it by performing a bronchoscopy, which includes insertion of a bronchoscope into the airways, usually through the nose or mouth. Through this, the pieces of peanuts were removed.”
Mehta assured that the child’s heart is normal and strong and there would not be any such complications in the future.
Nadkarni said this incident should make people more aware of the dangers of giving such small children food which is difficult to chew at certain ages, especially when their teeth are still developing.
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