Magnet ingestion by children: a retrospective study in a medical center in Taiwan - Lai HH, Lin HY, Chang CH, Lai MW, Chao HC, Chen CC, Kong MS.

Background The ingestion of multiple magnets may lead to severe complications including bowel obstruction, perforation, fistula, peritonitis, short bowel syndrome, life-threatening injuries, and even death. The annual case number of high-powered neodymium...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news