Metal Detector Instead of X-rays for Swallowed Coins and Other Metallic Objects

Handheld Metal Detector Due to a recent rash of consults of patients swallowing coins and other foreign bodies mainly in kids but adults to...

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Lithium Disc Battery Danger for Kids (and Hot Dogs)

In the last 10 years, 13 deaths related to swallowed batteries have been reported, 12 of which were due to disc batteries (20 millimeter lit...

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NPR: Injuries To Kids From Swallowed Disc Batteries Are No Joke... It Is An EMERGENCY!!!

In fact it is a STAT emergency... NPR published a story on Sept 20, 2010 regarding  Chuck E. Cheese's recall of two toys (a light-up r...

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