Be cautious of thetoys you buy your kids!

Many toys for children out there have small parts which can be swallowed. Every once in a while kids will swallow small objects, which for the most part will pass through their system. But in the case of four year old Braden Elberte of San Jose California, according to an article in the New York Times Science section by Nicholas Bakalar, the object did not pass. Braden had told his mother that he swallowed a small magnet by accident one night, but that was no big deal because it would pass on its own. But Braden accidentally swallowed another magnet the next day. 72 hours later Braden started experiencing pain in his left abdomen. His parents, being on the safe side, took him to get an x-ray. Turns out that the original magnet did not pass, and the second one had gotten stuck to the other, pinching some bowel tissue. Dr. Dutta used laparoscopic surgery to remove the magnets and the boy turned out fine. But this could have perhaps been potentially fatal if the matter was ignored. Thankfully the parents decided tot ake him for an x-ray even though he wasnt in much pain. It could have ended up worse over time. This just goes to show you how dangerous some toys can be for kids.