Chapter 13, Problem 26CT

Summary Introduction

Case summary:

A 1-year-old boy has a strong tendency to put almost everything in his mouth. The mother of the boy who makes customized jewelry fails to find one of the large beads that she generally uses for making jewelry. After two days of this incident, the boy shows signs of a cough and fever.

Characters in the case:

This particular case involves two characters namely a 1-year-old boy and his mother.

Adequate information:

The child has a strong likelihood toward swallowing things and develops signs of a cough and fever soon after the incident where a large bead went missing.

To determine:

The likely fate of a large bead and its precise anatomical position where it is expected to be found needs to be determined.

Given information:

A 1-year-old child who has the habit of putting almost everything in his mouth. The child was put to nap and after some time, his mother fails to find one of the large beads that she uses to make custom jewelry. The boy develops a cough and fever after two days of this incident.