A 3-year-old child arrives to the ER with a new cough, drooling, and excessive irritability. Per guardians, the patient was in her usual state of health until about 2 hours ago. Plain film radiograph reveals a 20 mm round object in the esophageal location. Ingestion of which of the following objects requires emergent endoscopy and removal?

Correct! Wrong!

Question of the Week #56

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