 Hospital X-rays showing open safety pins, forks, batteries and in one instance, a magnetic toy that reconnected in a child’s stomach, often amaze doctors over what children are able to swallow, according to a Local 6 News report.
The most commonly swallowed items include barrettes, rocks and buttons, Local 6 News reported.
“You may not even know until all of the sudden you notice a bunch of toys are missing and you ask the child where they are and they go (points to mouth),” emergency room physician Dr. Frank McGeorge said. “You’ll be surprised at how much they have collected in their little stomachs.”
The most popular swallowed item is money.
“We see coin, after coin, after coin, after coin, after coin, after coin,” McGeorge said. “They’re just constantly found in kids’ abdomens.”
However, children can swallow not-so-common items, putting their lives at risk. For the complete report check local6, and for the slideshow click here.
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