What are the symptoms in a one-and-a-half-year-old baby after choking on medication?

A one-and-a-half-year-old baby who chokes while taking medicine may experience severe coughing, difficulty breathing, and other symptoms. In serious cases, it could even lead to lung infection; therefore, care should be taken to avoid administering medication too quickly.

1. Severe coughing: If only a small amount of medication enters the trachea, it is usually absorbed by the blood vessels in the tracheal lining. However, frequent choking episodes may result in aspiration pneumonia, which may require antibiotic treatment as advised by a physician.

2. Difficulty breathing: When a one-and-a-half-year-old baby chokes on medication that enters the trachea, severe cases may impair pulmonary respiratory movements, ultimately leading to breathing difficulties. It is recommended that the child seek immediate medical attention and receive proper diagnosis and treatment at a hospital.

3. Lung infection: After choking on medication, the medicine may travel down the airway into the lungs, causing contamination of lung tissue and promoting bacterial growth, eventually resulting in pulmonary infection. Prompt medical consultation is advised, with antibiotic therapy administered under a doctor's supervision to treat the lung infection.

In addition to the above symptoms, choking on medication commonly causes irritative dry cough, facial flushing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. In severe cases, it may even cause breathing obstruction, requiring active medical intervention.