A child has been rushed to hospital after accidentally swallowing a coin at a Queensland home this afternoon.
Emergency services rushed to a home at Idalia in Townsville just after 12.15pm.
A Queensland Ambulance spokesperson says it’s believed the young boy swallowed a $2 coin.
He was treated at the scene before being transported to Townsville hospital in a stable condition.
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