Brief Answer:
Your husband should go to the emergency room immediately

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.

I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.

1. A plastic toothpick is a sharp pointed, over two of inches long, something needle like.

2. If accidentally by mistake, it is recommended that your husband goes to the emergency room immediately.

3. Plastic toothpicks might be sharp and get stuck in the gut and might cause perforation in the gut wall which can get dangerous. Plastic is an inert material and will not decompose. Therefore there is a potential risk of injury to gut wall leading to serious complications persists.

4. It is possible that the plastic toothpick is in the esophagus or stomach lumen.

5. Please given complete information to the doctors regarding swallowing of the plastic toothpick. Doctors in the emergency room might try to retrieve the plastic toothpick using an endoscope.

Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.

Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.

Regards,
Dr.Vivek

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