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of peas & little batteries
when i was still in primary school, my 4-yr-old neighbour stuffed some green peas into her nose. her concerned parents 1st took her to a nearby barber shop. it must be out of desperation because up till now, i can't figure out why they brought her there, but those barbers manning the shop flatly refused to do anything because the girl was struggling & that wasn't helpful. in the end, they took her to a clinic. don't know what the GP did to calm her down - probably didn't but just asked her parents to restrain her while he successfully removed the offending peas.
fast-forward 4 decades & kids haven't changed much in their propensity to stick things into their noses. this girl, also 4-yr-old, started producing blackish secretions thru one nostril associated with pain. her parents brought her to hospital & she was under general anaesthesia to find out the cause of her nasal discharge. this was retrieved.....
it's a miniature battery, either from an autogate or car alarm remote. the difference between this & a pea, is that small currents flow when the battery come in contact with the moist tissue in the nostril, causing miniature burns. it's been in the nose for 2 weeks & that would explain the black-coloured secretions. it also caused a perforation of one of the inner walls of the nasal cavity.
i imagined, had that been a more powerful battery, would there be smoke coming out of the nose??
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15 comments:
how'd the battery get into her nostrils?!!!!
These days kids play with too many electronics, seriously.
yikes!! I sure hope my kids dont decide to stick something in but i know they love to take "things" out of their noses!!
Tempus,
when you refer to "kids" & "electronics", does this include you?
SAHM,
somehow, only the younger ones (pre-schoolers) do that, so you're quite safe!
hope my son wont do that . Why the barber shop?
oh i was a good kid~ haha i was interested in putting them together, not into me XD
Small Kucing,
can't really predict what little kids will do. i myself still can't understand why the barber shop.
Tempus,
now you must try to put your life together again!
:P
If she had stuck a more powerful battery up her nose, her parents might first bring her to the fire department!
Yvonne,
that may well be!
I still *cough* do that ie stick stuff up my nose esp. when I am telling ghost stories in the dark. At the most exciting point of the story, I would slipped the tissue papers out from my pocket, rolled at one end and stick them partially up my nose and ears. Then, I'll switched on the torchlight and shine it up my face. **ROTFL** Maximum audience reaction is guaranteed. *grins*
Cara,
ah, you're good with kids! wanna tell ghost stories at my son's next birthday party?
That's very dangerous. Must watched them 24 hours..
Alv,
it's impossible to watch over them 24/7. just trust that God will watch over them.
oh what's with the :p man! haha yea im fixing it up now. In 6 weeks time all the nightmares will end, hopefully.
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