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US sees sharp rise in number of kids swallowing small objects

Coins remain the most common item ingested by children under the age of six.
  1. Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
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The number of children in the United States who swallowed coins, toys and other small objects nearly doubled between 1995 and 2015, an analysis shows. Some of these objects can cause serious harm when ingested, and possibly even death.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-01202-w

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