Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 196

LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 196. Question 1 What happens if you swallow chewing gum? http://roalddahl.wikia.com/wiki/Violet_Beauregarde + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet864489204'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink864489204')) Not a lot, most people pass the chewing gum uneventfully in the next couple of trips to the toilet. However, there have been case reports of chewing gum causing bezoars mixed with coins and one case report of a 4 yr old boy with a two year history of constipation. When the child finally underwent disimpaction a large mass of chewing gum was removed. On retrospective history the parents stated the child took between 5-7 pieces of chewing gum a day for good behaviour and commonly swallowed it. [Reference] Question 2 What are men more likely to be struck by when compared to women? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet171611421'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink171611421')) Lightning.  Men are 5x more likely to be struck by lightening in America Bonus fact: In Canada young men are 80% more likely to drown than the rest of the population. [Ref...
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