UC Davis experts warn parents to steer clear of neodymium magnets. Often called rare-earth magnets, these are the strongest magnets available and they are easy to buy. These magnets are sold loose and come in bright colors, often used as stress-relief desk toys or building kits, but easy for a small child to put in their mouth and swallow. For teens, these magnets can mimic decorative body piercings when two magnets are placed on either side of the tongue, lips or cheeks — where they can be accidentally swallowed.
If a parent discovers that their child has swallowed magnets, they should call poison control immediately at and take their child to the emergency room right away, Kaur said. See what happens when these magnets are swallowed. Source: American Academy of Pediatrics. In , the Consumer Product Safety Commission halted the sale of high-powered magnet sets and introduced a rule to take them off the market.
The U. Court of Appeals overturned the rule in UC Davis Health doctor warns parents of deadly small magnets children swallow - Fox UC Davis Health. If the endoscopy hadn't worked, doctors would have needed to operate. Kramer told Fox 31 that the girl was lucky — in some cases, the magnets can cause holes, and doctors need to remove part of the intestine. Buckyballs are BB-sized, superstrong magnets made of the rare earth metal neodymium. In , the U. The magnets can stick to one another through the walls of the stomach or the intestines, causing serious injuries, including holes, intestinal blockages, blood poisoning and death, according to the CPSC.
But in December , an appeals court overturned the CPSC's decision, and retailers are now allowed to sell the magnets once again, according to Fox News. In the toddler's case, the girl's father had the magnets on his desk.
He had stepped away to use the bathroom, and when he came back, he found the girl holding them. That worried him, as his daughter liked to put toys in her mouth, Fox 31 reported. And that pressure that they create between the two of them slowly erodes through the wall of the gastrointestinal tract until you have a hole.
Because they are so small and harmless looking Dr. The magnet balls come with a package warning saying the toy is not suitable for children under the age of Authorities in the U. S have taken action by stopping the manufacturing, importing and selling of the product across the United States.
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