10便士硬幣被發現卡在幼兒食道後，他的死亡仍然是個謎

大衛馬修斯（David Matthews）將另一個孩子送往特魯羅皇家康沃爾醫院（Royal Cornwall Hospital），原因與此無關，當時小海登（Hayden）渾身發冷，臉色青紫。

A toddler who tragically died in hospital at just 14 months old had swallowed a 10p coin, an inquest has been told.

調查顯示，一名年僅 14 個月大的幼兒吞下一枚 10 便士硬幣，在醫院不幸身亡。

David Matthews had rushed another child to Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, for an unrelated injury when little Hayden became cold and blue.

大衛馬修斯將另一個孩子送往特魯羅的皇家康沃爾醫院，因為他受了無關的傷，當時小海登變得又冷又青。

He had been ‘smiling and giggling’ on the one-hour journey to the hospital, so his father thought Hayden had just fallen asleep. 

在前往醫院的一小時路程中，他一直在“微笑著咯咯笑”，所以他的父親認為海登剛剛睡著了。

But Hayden died about 30 minutes after turning blue, after there were attempts to resuscitate him.

但海登在臉色發青約 30 分鐘後死亡，此前有人試圖對他進行復甦。

A 10p coin was spotted during X-Rays.

X 光檢查中發現一枚 10 便士硬幣。

A post-mortem exam found it lodged in the toddler’s oesophagus, the canal from the throat to the stomach.

屍檢發現它卡在幼兒的食道中，即從喉嚨到胃的通道。

A toddler who tragically died in hospital at just 14 months old had swallowed a 10p coin, an inquest has been told. Stock image

調查顯示，一名年僅 14 個月大的幼兒吞下一枚 10 便士硬幣，在醫院不幸身亡。庫存圖片

Hayden had been ‘smiling and giggling’ on the one-hour journey to Royal Cornwall Hospital

在前往皇家康沃爾醫院的一小時旅程中，海登一直“微笑著咯咯笑”

However it is not know how long the coin had been there, the BBC reported.

但據英國廣播公司報道，目前尚不清楚這枚硬幣在那裡存在了多久。

The inquest heard Hayden had a cough in the last few weeks and was given steroids and an inhaler, but there were no other health issues.

調查得知海登在過去幾週出現了咳嗽症狀，並服用了類固醇和吸入器，但沒有其他健康問題。

Andrew Cox, the senior coroner, recorded an open conclusion into Hayden’s death and ruled out neglect.

高級驗屍官安德魯·考克斯對海登的死亡作出了公開結論，並排除了疏忽的可能性。

He was unable to conclude whether the 10p coin was what killed the little boy.

他無法斷定10便士硬幣是否是殺死小男孩的原因。