Paeds Emerg Doc @Sickkidsnews. Proud Dad/Husband. Interests include informatics, injury prevention and tech. Injuries = preventable. There are no accidents.
Dec 28, 2019 • 12 tweets • 7 min read
*TWEETORIAL ALERT* In light of a recent @washingtonpost story on increasing magnet ingestion in children in the US, a brief tweetorial. This is applicable to all anyone who has, takes care of, or cares about kids. So, why all the fuss?
washingtonpost.com/business/econo…
1)Neodymium-Iron-Boron magnets (or ‘supermagnets’ for short) were created in the late 1970s for cars. They aren’t your average fridge magnets – they have much more ‘attractive’ force, and have many industrial uses
