With Ilya V., a 6-year-old child, an emergency situation occurred: in the evening he swallowed a 5-ruble coin. At 22:00, he was taken to the Emergency Department of the Falсk Hospital. The surgeon examined the little patient. The boy was X-rayed, which revealed the coin in the stomach. The alien body had to be removed immediately. The manipulation was performed on an emergency basis using an endoscope under general anesthesia. The anesthesiologist is on duty at Falk 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. After timely assistance, the child was discharged from the hospital and sent home the same night.