X-Rays Of Strange Items In Kids' Stomachs Amaze Doctors (OF COURSE there are pictures :-))

Local 6 (Florida) ^ | May 11, 2005

[Stoat]

 

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. This X-ray shows a car key swallowed by a child.

 

Local 6 News reported that emergency room physicians often see it all when it comes to unusual items in stomachs. A fork is found in this X-ray.

 

More X-rays of forks found in children.

 

The most commonly swallowed items include barrettes, rocks and buttons, Local 6 News reported.

 

Doctors find a barrette in a child's stomach.

 

A line of coins show up in a child's stomach in this X-ray.

 

"We see coin, after coin, after coin, after coin, after coin, after coin," Dr. Frank McGeorge said. "They're just constantly found in kids' abdomens."

 

Another coin found in a child's stomach.

 

Coins stuck in the throats of children.

 

This X-ray shows a boy who swallowed magnetic pieces of a block one at a time. When they hit his stomach, they reconnected, according to the report.

 

Another X-ray of magnetic pieces in a boy's stomach.

 

The report also showed an X-ray of a row of button batteries that could be deadly to a child.

 

A battery found in the stomach of a child.

 

Some of the most dangerous items children swallow include safety pins.

 

Another safety pin lodged in a child's throat.

[Loud Mime]

When I was a kid I swallowed matches and once a small whistle. The whistle passed without incident....except some pain.

[Stoat]

When I was a kid I swallowed matches and once a small whistle. The whistle passed without incident....except some pain.

I gather, then, that there was some form of 'incident' involving the passage of the matches?  Did it involve the fire department?

[Hank Rearden]

Every day, people swallow politicians' crap.

I bet there's a delayed effect; it can't possibly be harmless.

[ReadyNow]

I knew an adult who swallowed the lines that John Kerry is qualified to be President of the United States, and that Hillary Clinton is an honest woman. He never passed them.

[Gamecock]

[Loud Mime]

Well...there was this whistling sound, then the explosion and flame.... ;)

[Stoat]

Well...there was this whistling sound, then the explosion and flame.... ;)

I'm very happy to know that you, and hopefully your community, survived this event  :-)

Just a wild guess, but I'm suspecting that your parents took a particular interest in your dietary needs and habits after that 'incident'  :-)

[tiamat]

LOL!

[Marie]

My son swallowed a drill bit. Now *that* was really horrible for my mom. He was with her in the work shed, about three feet away. He picked up a drill bit and asked her what it was. She said, "It's a drill bit, honey." He said, "Oh," then tipped his head back and just dropped it straight down his throat! (Took about two seconds.)

My poor mom almost died! lol!

[Loud Mime]

Then, there's Johnny Fox, a REALLY interesting person.

Watch this video: http://www.johnnyfox.com/fox_maalox.mpg

http://www.johnnyfox.com/images.htm

If you get the chance to see him, don't pass it up!

[tiamat]

My sister swallowed a 4 inch long nail. She was about 3

Horrified everyone.

Everything came out all right in the end though.

[TaxRelief]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/02/18/coin.eater.ap/

Check this guy out... (12 lbs of coins and needles)

[tiamat]

Oh WOW!

thanks!

(I think!)

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

[general_re]

"Look, Dad - I'm a rocket!"

:^)

[Loud Mime]

If you ever get the chance to see Johnny Fox (usually at renissance festivals) do NOT miss him.

He's very entertaining and very funny.

[tiamat]

We always go to the Renn Faire herre in Michigan.

i'll keep an eye out.

Thanks again..

[Marie]

Everything came out all right in the end though.

har har!

[expatguy]

Hrmm... I still can't find my car keys. I wonder if...