black in face; eyeballs protruded; symptoms soon subsided. Some hours
afterward it was found that he could not swallow solids, and liquids
only with difficulty and coughing. Throat much irritated; discharge of
mucus sometimes tinged with blood, from mouth; moist rattling noise in
throat in respiration; frequent cough; could not sleep. Laryngoscope
showed penny in upper part of œsophagus, just below laryngeal opening.
Removed by long curved forceps.