MAGNET AGONY: Surgeon Calls For Ban After Op To Save Tot Who Swallowed Toy

Photo shows the magnetic balls swallowed by a child in Israel, undated. The powerful magnetic balls in the child's gastric system caused extensive damage, leading to surgery for the removal of a portion of the intestine. Note: Picture is private (Newsflash) Photo shows the magnetic balls swallowed by a child in Israel, undated. The powerful magnetic balls in the child's gastric system caused extensive damage, leading to surgery for the removal of a portion of the intestine. Note: Picture is private (Newsflash)
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12 July 2023
Shocked surgeons have called for children's games with magnets to be banned after having to cut away parts of a toddler's intestines in an emergency op. The two-year-old boy - not named in local media in Tel Aviv, Israel - had swallowed 17 powerful magnetic balls which stuck together as...