10便士硬币被发现卡在幼儿食道后，他的死亡仍然是个谜

大卫·马修斯（David Matthews）将另一个孩子送往特鲁罗皇家康沃尔医院（Royal Cornwall Hospital），原因与此无关，当时小海登（Hayden）浑身发冷，脸色青紫。

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

调查显示，一名年仅 14 个月大的幼儿吞下一枚 10 便士硬币，在医院不幸身亡。

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

大卫·马修斯将另一个孩子送往特鲁罗的皇家康沃尔医院，因为他受了无关的伤，当时小海登浑身发冷，脸色发青。

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

在前往医院的一小时路程中，他一直在“微笑着咯咯笑”，所以他的父亲认为海登刚刚睡着了。

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

但海登在脸色发青约 30 分钟后死亡，此前有人试图对他进行复苏。

A 10p coin was spotted during X-Rays.

X 光检查中发现一枚 10 便士硬币。

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

尸检发现它卡在幼儿的食道中，即从喉咙到胃的通道。

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

调查显示，一名年仅 14 个月大的幼儿吞下一枚 10 便士硬币，在医院不幸身亡。库存图片

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

在前往皇家康沃尔医院的一小时旅程中，海登一直“微笑着咯咯笑”

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

但据英国广播公司报道，目前尚不清楚这枚硬币在那里存在了多久。

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.

调查得知海登在过去几周出现了咳嗽症状，并服用了类固醇和吸入器，但没有其他健康问题。

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

高级验尸官安德鲁·考克斯对海登的死亡作出了公开结论，并排除了疏忽的可能性。

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

他无法断定10便士硬币是否就是杀死小男孩的原因。