Mum praises Chesterfield Royal Hospital staff after son, 3, gets Lego piece stuck up his nose

A mum has praised ‘amazing’ staff at Chesterfield Royal Hospital for coming to the aid of her little boy when he got into a bit of a predicament.

By Michael Broomhead

Published 20th Apr 2020, 12:05 BST

Updated 20th Apr 2020, 12:27 BST

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Julie Birch’s three-year-old son Stan put a piece of Lego up his nose on Sunday morning – and although she didn’t want to take him to hospital for obvious reasons, she had no choice.

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Julie, 43, of Bolsover, said: “The staff at the Royal were absolutely amazing and we can’t thank them enough.

Little Stan with the teddy bear he got from NHS staff at the Royal.

Little Stan with the teddy bear he got from NHS staff at the Royal.

“The way they handled the situation was so commendable.”

Julia said medics at the hospital taught her how to carry out the Mother’s Kiss technique, which is designed to remove foreign objects from a child’s nose.

Big-hearted staff at the Royal also gave a teddy bear to Stan, who turns four on May 11.

He, meanwhile, gave his NHS heroes some chocolate.

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