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Tiny lithium battery nearly kills Deer Isle toddler
http://bangordailynews.com ^ | Monday, July 25, 2011 | By Sharon Kiley Mack

Posted on 07/25/2011 5:39:41 AM PDT by Red Badger

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To: altura
Yeah, House would have been irritating for 56 minutes and figured it out with 4 minutes to go.

I know!!! The guy is a genius!!

FMCDH(BITS)

21 posted on 07/25/2011 8:01:46 AM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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I don’t understand - wouldn’t the first xray they take reveal a metallic battery, even a small one?

It would have but, as the article said, an x-ray was the last thing they did and only after the parents got aggressive about it. There are two reasons there that this will get worse under 0bamacare. One, there will be more pressure not to use expensive diagnostic tools and two, doctors will be even less aware (a problem cited in the article) due to good doctors leaving medicine and lowered academic standards.

22 posted on 07/25/2011 8:27:07 AM PDT by TigersEye (Wranglers not Levis. Levi Strauss is anti-2nd Amendment.)
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To: wbill

One of my Nephews turned 3 a few months ago, and all four of his Uncles were on the floor playing with Noah’s new Matchbox stuff while Noah was content watching us haggle and eating some birthday cake...


23 posted on 07/25/2011 8:30:33 AM PDT by Bean Counter (Knowledge is pitiless.)
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To: Bean Counter

Nice idea but mnay other household items have these batteries too.My blod gluclose monitor uses one and I could not not have that in the house.Many of the small household clocks use button batteries.Best to just be aware of what hs them and not alow the child access to them alone.


24 posted on 07/25/2011 9:35:58 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: CaptainAmiigaf

The fact is that you MUST WATCH YOUR KIDS and pay attention to what they are doing. YOU! Not the government.


Did you happen to miss that part?


25 posted on 07/25/2011 9:54:10 AM PDT by DH (Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
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To: Red Badger

>>...and especially not on the floor!<<

I can relate to that floor thing. I slid my bare foot just over the carpet in a room and caught a toothpick that got halfway embedded into my big toe. I had to go to the emergency room and get surgery to get it removed. Even after insurance it cost me $1,200.


26 posted on 07/25/2011 10:03:52 AM PDT by RobRoy (The US today: Revelation 18:4)
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Heck...I’d of taken that out for $750 total.


27 posted on 07/25/2011 10:05:07 AM PDT by Osage Orange (HE HATE ME)
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>>Heck...I’d of taken that out for $750 total.<<

Sure, but you probably use a butter knife.


28 posted on 07/25/2011 10:38:10 AM PDT by RobRoy (The US today: Revelation 18:4)
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Naw...totally professional.


29 posted on 07/25/2011 11:00:16 AM PDT by Osage Orange (HE HATE ME)
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To: TigersEye

I’ll be frank - I didn’t click through - but x-rays are such a cheap, standard, procedure. For them to not do an xray, even in a child, seems strange to me.


31 posted on 07/25/2011 4:37:53 PM PDT by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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I agree. I think it’s absurd that they didn’t.


32 posted on 07/25/2011 9:13:42 PM PDT by TigersEye (No dark sarcasm in the press room ... Hey!, Barry!, leave them bills alone.)
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