Minneapolis-area hospitals see rise in children swallowing magnets About half of all children who swallow these super strong magnets will require surgery for removal, M Health Fairview Dr. Boris Sudel said.
Credit: M Health Fairview Author: Alexa Mencia Updated: 12:47 PM CDT April 16, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis-area hospitals are seeing an uptick in cases of children swallowing magnets, mirroring a trend reported nationally after a ban on high-powered magnets was lifted.
M Health Fairview officials said its hospitals have treated an increase in the number of children who ve ingested magnets, citing a U.S. Court of Appeals decision to overturn the high-powered magnets ban five years ago.