Medical malpractice lawsuit: Child almost dies after hospital's failure to diagnose swallowed magnets
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A toymaker has agreed to pay more than $1 million in a case involving a dangerous product and a hospital's failure to diagnose a child's ailment.
A 4-year-old boy began vomiting on Aug. 2, 2005. When it didn't stop after three days, he was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where doctors were unable to diagnose his ailment, said the Sacramento Bee on May 13, 2008.
According to the Bee, an ambulance was again called the next morning, and the boy was found on the toilet attempting to have a bowel movement while vomiting. He was again taken to the hospital and into emergency surgery.
The surgeon found and removed two magnets stuck together within the pelvis. The boy's parents identified the magnets as coming from a toy he had received the previous Christmas.
The boy would have died within hours if not for the surgery, said the article.
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