On July 28th, when Mr. Liu of the Datong Mining Area ate meals with friends and relatives at the restaurant, Mr. Liu took his teeth to grip the bottle cap. However, when the bottle cap loosened, the gas in the bottle was instantaneously topped off. After entering Mr. Liu's mouth, he was involuntarily swallowing the esophagus. Looking at Mr. Liu’s painful appearance, relatives and friends quickly sent him to the 322 hospital in Datong City.
The director of the emergency department of the hospital, Yang Yang, said that after Mr. Liu came to the hospital, the hospital made a film in time to confirm that the cap was still in the esophagus, did not enter the stomach, nor did it cut the esophagus to affect the heart. After more than 20 minutes, the medical staff removed the bottle cap using the esophagoscope.
It is understood that the hospital had previously treated cases of injuries caused by opening the bottle with a tooth, but most of them were broken by the bottle cap, face, eyes or teeth, "the case of direct access to the esophagus was the first time encountered."
In addition, Director Yang also said that if the bottle cap enters the stomach, it must be removed by surgery, and the suffering and economic losses of the patient are great. If you stay in the cap of the esophagus, the sharp part of it scratches the esophagus and endangers your heart. The risk is even greater. In response, he reminded the general public that summer temperatures are high and the pressure inside the beer bottle is increasing. Opening the bottle cap with teeth is very dangerous.