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xinjiang news (reporter wu zhijie, correspondent cheng lu, liu xuan) the colorful sea babies (also known as water elves and bubble beads) may be a fatal threat to young children who do not understand. recently, the xinjiang hospital of beijing children's hospital received a 1-year-and-3-month-old child who accidentally swallowed a sea baby. the diagnosis found that his intestines had been blocked by the sea babies that had expanded hundreds of times. the doctor removed these foreign objects through surgery, and the child was out of danger.

not long ago, ms. deng from changji city found that her child had been vomiting for three consecutive days for no apparent reason. seeing the child in pain, ms. deng rushed him to beijing children's hospital xinjiang hospital for treatment. after an abdominal color ultrasound, it was found that two foreign objects the size of ping-pong balls were accumulated in the child's small intestine.

when inquiring about the medical history, the parents remembered that their child had picked up some "sea babies" with a diameter of 2 mm on the floor of a store, and the child might have accidentally swallowed some of the "sea babies" when the parents were not paying attention.

the consequences of swallowing "sea babies" are serious, because these small beads will quickly expand to hundreds of times their original size when in contact with water. if they get stuck in the throat, they may block the child's respiratory tract and cause suffocation. if they stay in the digestive tract, they will cause intestinal dilatation and intestinal obstruction, causing pain to the child. if not handled in time, these foreign objects may also cause intestinal necrosis and intestinal perforation, endangering the child's life safety.

dr. aziguli mamtim, a general surgeon at the hospital, successfully performed surgery on the baby with her rich clinical experience and superb surgical skills, removing the two "sea babies" from the baby's body and allowing the child to regain health.

dr. aziguli mamtim reminds parents to be careful: these small beads, which are only about 2 mm in diameter, are brightly colored, attractive in shape, and look like candies, and may become "invisible killers" on the road to baby's health. parents are requested to place "ocean baby" and other similar small toys out of reach of young children to avoid the risk of accidental ingestion. parents should also strengthen safety education for children, teach them to identify and stay away from potentially dangerous items, and cultivate self-protection awareness. if a child is found to have accidentally ingested a foreign object, he or she should seek medical attention immediately without delay, and inform the doctor of the details for accurate diagnosis and treatment.