<ul><li>The increased adoption of digital payments in cashless societies has led to a significant decline in the number of children requiring hospital procedures to remove coins stuck in their airways.</li><li>A study conducted in England over a span of 22 years found a 29% drop in the cases of coin removals, starting from the year 2012 when contactless payments gained popularity.</li><li>Objects like buttons batteries, jewelry, nails, marbles, and toys still pose a threat to children, alongside coins.</li><li>A study in the US revealed that pennies were the most commonly ingested coin, with quarters being the second most common and having a higher risk of causing hospitalization.</li></ul>

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