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BIZARRE ER

What has happened to bring these
Swallowing objects
people to the hospital’s emergency
From door keys to silverware,
room (ER)? Some of them are accident false teeth to batteries,
prone, while others are just unlucky. people swallow the strangest
things. On arrival in ER,
Doctors working here find out what doctors send the patient to
happened, investigate the nature of be x-rayed, which will identify
what has been swallowed.
the injury, and either patch the patient Most small objects, such as
up or send them off for further coins, pass safely through
the body, but sharp objects,
treatment by a specialist. such as open safety pins,
The accidents here may sound bizarre, can be life threatening.
but most are surprisingly common.

Machinery accidents
Despite strict safety regulations,
people arrive in ER time and time
again as a result of workplace
accidents involving machinery,
which can cause cuts, burns, or
broken bones and severed
fingers. Injuries often require
immediate surgery to prevent
infection or the loss of a limb.

Cheerleading Left-handed tools
Once it was just pompons Only 10 percent of the
and high kicks, but modern population are left-handed, and
cheerleading is a dangerous sport. they arrive in ER with injuries
Displays involve such gymnastic stunts caused by using tools designed
and tricks as human pyramids and for right-handers. Even ordinary
flip jumps. Just one wrong foot can scissors, used by a left-hander,
result in broken bones, a concussion, can more easily slip and cause
or even paralysis. cuts or stab wounds.

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