[3] Meat impaction, resulting in esophageal food bolus obstruction is more common in adults.

[citation needed] While swallowed coins typically traverse the alimentary tract without further incident, care must be taken to monitor patients, as reaction of the metals in the coin with gastric acid and other digestive juices may produce various toxic compounds if the coin remains within the alimentary tract for a prolonged period of time.

[10] However, evidence does not support a benefit of treatment with glucagon, and its use may result in side effects.

[11] In 2018, an international team of six paediatric health-care professionals undertook a self-administered test, by swallowing a Lego piece (specifically, a Lego minifigure head) and checking when the pieces appeared.

Their conclusion: "This international, multicentre trial identified that small objects, such as those swallowed by children, are likely to pass in 1–3 days without complication.