http://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/delicate-moments-in-the-er-is-that-a-gun/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:25:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/delicate-moments-in-the-er-is-that-a-gun/comment-page-1/#comment-38996 Marilyn Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:44:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/delicate-moments-in-the-er-is-that-a-gun/#comment-38996 Eh, after 6 months in medical publishing, these stories became blase. Gerbils are not urban legends (although whether Jerry Penacola or Richard Gere gerbiled might be), guns are nothing new, and yes, you really might swallow a safety pin or tack or other small item that you hold in your mouth. If you need evidence, crack open a copy of the Emergency Medicine Clinic and look for an issue that deals with foreign bodies. Eh, after 6 months in medical publishing, these stories became blase. Gerbils are not urban legends (although whether Jerry Penacola or Richard Gere gerbiled might be), guns are nothing new, and yes, you really might swallow a safety pin or tack or other small item that you hold in your mouth. If you need evidence, crack open a copy of the Emergency Medicine Clinic and look for an issue that deals with foreign bodies.

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