Citation

Davison A, Puntis JW. Arch. Dis. Child. 2003; 88(7): 584-586.

Affiliation

Dept of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Leeds, The Children's Centre, The General Infirmary at Leeds, UK. (john.puntis@leedsth.nhs.uk)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12818903

PMCID

PMC1763146

Abstract

A 6 year old girl suffered rectal prolapse after

being sucked onto a swimming pool drain from which the cover had been removed.

After six days in hospital she made a full recovery. The severe form of this

injury may result in evisceration of small bowel, short bowel syndrome, and the

need for long term parenteral nutrition. A survey of travel agents revealed a

low awareness of this potentially devastating hazard, and a failure on the part

of some companies to take adequate responsibility for customer safety.

Preventive measures are reviewed.