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These magnets fell out of a reusable water ballon and must have been on the towel, unbeknownst to her, when she wiped her face and immediately went into her nose.
That was when they discovered what was actually up Leah’s nose — tiny magnets from the reusable water balloons. The pack includes 12 SwimCell water balloons, 2 of each colour, making it easy to divide into team based water battles.One con of traditional splash water balloons is that they are single-use products; you can only use them once before you have to throw them away. After also hearing the concern in Leah’s caretaker’s voice, they all met at the ER for Leah to get checked out. After being triaged and more or less being seen by “every nurse and PCA” in the place, no one could figure out what was up her nose.
This Product Safety Alert notifies consumers and businesses that certain types of magnetic reusable water balloons currently being sold present a risk of severe injury or death.Please tick if you would like to receive news, offers and information from our trusted and carefully selected partners that we think you might like. Be vigilant, watch out for of signs that could indicate accidental ingestion in children, like vomiting and stomach pain. For toys that contain small, accessible magnets, the acceptable maximum level of magnetic flux index (the measure of magnetic force used in toys) is set out in the Toy Safety Standard EN71-1. Whitty's social media post about Leah's experience caught the attention of other medical professionals, including Megan Conover, a physician assistant in the Boise, Idaho, area, and Dr.