Watch out for small, powerful magnets

Dr Linda Calabresi

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Dr Linda Calabresi

GP; Medical Editor, Healthed

Dr Linda Calabresi

This week’s experts:
Dr Ruth Barker, Emergency Paediatrician; Director, Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit

Drawn from Dr David Lim’s interview with Dr Ruth Barker on the Healthed Podcast, ‘The Clinical Takeaway’.

While GPs should now be aware of the danger posed by ingesting button batteries, Dr Ruth Barker wants increased awareness of the problems associated with the ingestion of small, powerful magnets.

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