A little girl complains of abdominal pain after a weekend at her stepfather’s — the doctor sees the ultrasound and immediately calls for emergency services…
This Monday morning should have started like any other. Clara, the mother of an eight-year-old girl named Anna, was preparing breakfast before school. But something was wrong.
Anna was pale, sitting at the table, holding her stomach.
“Mom… it still hurts,” she whispered weakly.
Clara felt her heart tighten. “Did you say it hurt yesterday too?”
Anna nodded, her eyes full of concern. “It started on Saturday night… really strong. I told my stepfather, but he said it was probably just the pizza.”
Lucas — Clara’s husband, Anna’s stepfather. That weekend, Clara had to work, leaving her daughter in his care. Until now, she had always minimized her daughter’s concerns, thinking it was just a temporary discomfort. But this time, a bad feeling sent a chill down her spine.
Without wasting a minute, Clara took Anna to the pediatrician who had been seeing her since birth.
After a thorough examination, the doctor requested an ultrasound “just to be sure.” But when the images appeared on the screen, his calm shattered. He exchanged a worried glance with the assistant.
“Doctor, what is it?” Clara asked, her voice trembling.
The doctor immediately picked up the phone and spoke urgently:
“I need an ambulance for an eight-year-old girl.”
She turned to her terrified daughter on the examination table. And at that moment, one chilling question crossed her mind:
What had really happened during the weekend at her stepfather’s?
The emergency services arrived in a flash, their presence bringing a glimmer of hope to this alarming and unexpected situation.
They immediately took Anna into their care, urgently transporting her to the ambulance while conducting further tests to determine the object she had swallowed.
The doctor, after reviewing the initial results, explained to Clara in a reassuring yet firm voice that her daughter had swallowed a small object, probably a piece of a toy she had found without anyone noticing.
Fortunately, thanks to their swift intervention and expertise, the doctors were able to take the necessary steps before the situation could worsen.
Anna was treated without delay, and after several hours of monitoring, her condition stabilized. Although still in shock, the little girl’s parents were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, knowing she would recover.
Clara, her heart still racing, emotionally thanked the paramedics and medical staff, offering them sincere words of gratitude for their prompt response and professionalism.