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A 2-year-old child swallows a short straight pin and is brought to the emergency room (ER) by his parents. On examination, he is alert and able to control his secretions (i.e., saliva). He has not experienced any respiratory distress and is afebrile. What is the appropriate course of action? (A) see the child in the clinic again in 10 days (B) perform endoscopy if the pin is found in the stomach or esophagus on x-ray (C) perform endoscopy whether or not a pin is seen on x-ray (D) admit the child for observation and daily abdominal plain films until the pin is passed in the stool (E) counsel the parents to strain the child's stool and feed him a high-roughage diet if the pin is radiographically identified in the stomach
