A 3 year old tribal boy Himanshu Oraon who had swallowed a 1 rupee coin died in Latehar. Dr Arvind Kumar deputy superintendent of the sadar hospital Latehar confirmed the death of the toddler all due to swallowing of 1 rupee coin on Wednesday around 12.30.
Dr Arvind Kumar said the boy was brought dead to the sadar hospital Latehar on Wednesday. He said "We have been telling parents not to give coins, whistles, glass balls etc to children as there is a lurking danger of its being swallowed by the child. Here in this case this tragedy occurred when this tribal toddler just swallowed a 1 rupee coin."
Dr Arvind Kumar advised parents not to interfere with foreign bodies if swallowed as their inept handling worsens the case.
Dr Shravan Kumar Mahto who had seen the dead Himanshu Oraon first in the sadar hospital Latehar said "The family told me that they had tried to retrieve the coin in their own way but failed."
Dr Mahto said "It is just possible that untrained finger handling of the coin in the body of the boy further pushed the coin deep into the respiratory tract leading to the instant death of the innocent."
Dr Arvind Kumar advised parents not to give laxative or any solid food to people so swallowed anything foreign to the body.