Apopularholidaygiftisputtingchildrenofallagesinemergencyroomsacrossthecountry.Rare-earthmagnets(稀土磁铁)arestrongmagnetsthatcankillifswallowed.TheU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommissionrestrictedmagnetsizesbackin.However,afederalcourtdecisioninvacatedthatdecision.Sincethen,therateofswallowinghassharplyincreased.
“Icanseetheappeal.Ijustthinkthatparentsneedtogointothiswithopeneyesandunderstandthatdespitegoodintentions,thesearetoysthatarereallypotentiallyveryharmful,”saidDr.JackieSaitoatSt.LouisChildren’sHospital.
Saitosaysoncethemagnetsareswallowed,theytrytoconnect—nomatterwheretheyareinthedigestivesystem(消化系统).Withthestrengthofthemagnets,theywilleventuallyconnectandcanmakeholesintheintestines(肠).“Whatcanhappenisthattherecanbeleakageofbacteria,sothat’swhatcausesabdominalpainandfever.Butmoreimportantly,there’saconnectionthat’snotsupposedtobethereandsothatcancauseablockage(阻塞)intheintestine,whichhasthepotentialtomakechildrenquiteill,”Saitosaid.“Fortunately,thechildrenthatwe’veseenatourhospitalhaveeventuallydoneOK,althoughwithamajoroperationandinsomecases,acoupleofmajoroperations.”
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Bswallowquickly
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Dprevent
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