TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - A case of child death caused by intestinal volvulus following magnetic toy ingestion
JO  - Legal medicine (Elsevier)
A1  - Olczak, Mieszko
A1  - Skrzypek, Ewa
SP  - 184
EP  - 187
VL  - 17
IS  - 3
N2  - An 8-year boy was admitted to the ER of one of Warsaw's pediatric hospitals with a history of having bloody vomiting the day before. During admission the boy collapsed and lost consciousness. CPR was unsuccessful. On medico-legal autopsy, two foreign objects (small magnetic spheres - 0.5cm in diameter) were found in two different places in the small and large intestines and were notably attracted magnetically one to another. A loop of approximately 1-m length with features of small intestinal hemorrhagic necrosis and small intestinal mechanical obstruction was found. The cause of death was intestinal volvulus and small intestinal mechanical obstruction caused by ingestion of foreign objects (two neodymium magnets). Most likely these small magnetic spheres were part of a popular toy, the safety of which, lately has been widely discussed.     Keywords: Multiple magnet ingestion<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1344-6223
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2014.11.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -