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A member asked:

Hi my 10 year son swallowed a r2 coin and says it feels stuck in his throat?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Go to hospital: Take you son to the causality department of the nearest hospital, immediately. Wish you and your son good health!

Answered 6/3/2020

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