Boy, 2, died 14 months after swallowing a ‘googly eye’ that hospital scans failed to pick up

6 comments

1. What a tragedy. It’s scary that a small piece of plastic can be so devastating. RIP

2. That is just terrifying. My one year old is always putting stuff in his mouth.

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4. Jeez. Oesophagal tear down to the aorta that’s horrific

   Poor kid

5. A googly eye stayed in his oesophagus for 14 months?!

   I’m struggling to believe this.

   Edit-in response to the downvotes.

   I can’t really see how a piece of plastic will stay lodged in the upper GI tract for 14 months without causing any symptoms. Is it not more likely that this was a second foreign body ingestion??

   This is clearly a tragedy but I’m just a bit skeptical about what’s being hinted at as the cause of death. Especially given the “after” in the headline.

6. I’m just amazed that he was allowed near a tiny item at ten months old…