Bowel obstruction related to hydrogel beads.

Background: Bowel obstruction due to accidental ingestion of foreign objects occurs rarely in children because 80 to 90% of the objects can pass freely through the gastrointestinal tract.

Case Report: We report a case of a 14-month-old infant who presented bowel obstruction caused by the ingestion of hydrogel beads (sodium polyacrylate). Hydrogel beads are used as sensory and didactic toys that can increase their initial size 200 to 400 times by liquid absorption.

Description of the initial approach to patients with suspected child abuse in the emergency department of a pediatric hospital.

Background: Child abuse is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. This study aimed to identify whether the approach to the diagnosis of child abuse was comprehensive in a tertiary care hospital.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of patients with a final diagnosis of child abuse admitted through the emergency department.