Small Magnets Found in Several Toys Dangerous to Children
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has received hundreds of complaints concerning magnets that have fallen out of a number of toys. There have been at least 33 reported cases in which children have swallowed a loose magent and had to receive emergency surgery. There has been one reported fatality of a 20-month-old-boy from Seattle, Washington. In nearly all of the cases reviewed by CPSC, each child had suffered intestinal perforations.
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