Girl swallows 20 steel balls and 10 magnets
By now most parents are aware of the dangers of toys containing small powerful magnets. For those that aren’t, if more than one is swallowed they have the potential to attract each other and cause, let’s just say “gastronomic distress”. Usually reported cases where children were harmed or even died involve toddlers and babies — but in a recent case, an 8-year-old girl swallowed a whole mess of the things and now her parents want an all out ban:
Haley Lents of Huntingburg underwent emergency intestinal surgery last month in Indianapolis after she swallowed pieces from her Mega Brands Magnetix MagnaCase set.
She was taken to the emergency room for stomach pains, and an X-ray revealed the force from the magnets had torn her intestines in eight places.
Doctors told Haley’s parents her intestines looked like they had been punctured by eight gunshot wounds or stab-like holes, Haley’s father told CBS’ Early Show on Monday; it is being reported by cbsnews.com.
Haley, who spent two weeks in the hospital, is lucky to be alive, doctors said, according to cbsnews.com.
Um, anyone else wondering why at that age this girl is swallowing thirty metal objects? One or two, maybe, but thirty? That takes some serious effort!
Information from: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,3619...
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1. Kate
June 14, 2008 @ 5:57 pm
Unless this child was mentally handicapped, she needed a good old-fashioned spanking when she recovered and her stupid parents need professional help plus a boot up the ass! Now they have the nerve to demand all toys with magnets be taken off the market. How about those imbeciles teaching their EIGHT YEAR OLD CHILD not to ingest metal objects. Some people are to damn dumb to be allowed to procreate! They just produce another generation of idiots.
2. Nate
November 25, 2008 @ 6:28 pm
Another attempt at Darwinisim thwarted by modern medicine.