You won't believe what strange item doctors found inside this man's stomach!
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We’ve all heard those stories of healthcare professionals experiencing the weirdest and wildest situations in the emergency room - but this latest bizarre tale is sure to leave you scratching your head.
A prison inmate, Kaushar Ali, was rushed to India's Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) with severe stomach aches. Much to the astonishment and surprise of the hospital staff, an X-ray revealed a nine-centimetre mobile phone lodged in his stomach!
Yes, you read that correctly - the man had physically swallowed a mobile phone.
Dr Manish Mandal, medical superintendent of IGIMS, said the strange case was a first for all the medical professionals involved. 'In my 25-year medical career, this was the first such case that a patient was admitted after swallowing a mobile phone. It was a strange case,' he said.
Mr Ali was reportedly on a phone call when prison authorities arrived for a surprise inspection of his cell. As phone use is banned at the prison facility, he swallowed the device to avoid punishment.
The IGIMS medical staff were able to successfully retrieve the device through his mouth using an endoscopic machine - without needing to perform any surgery.
It’s not the first peculiar case medical personnel have seen as of late. Last month, a 14-year-old Australian boy was taken to Royal Adelaide Hospital after inserting a golf ball into his anus. Although he wasn't in pain, X-ray scans showed the ball had lodged itself into his sigmoid colon, the last part of the large intestine.
Doctors attempted to extract the golf ball for two hours while the boy was under general anaesthetic, including using a suction cup, medical net, quad-prong grasper and a balloon catheter. However, they were unsuccessful. Ultimately, he had to push the ball out himself three hours later with the help of a litre of laxatives…
Folks, here at the Seniors Discount Club, we often find ourselves in disbelief at some of the stories we come across! What strange medical cases have you heard about? Or maybe you have worked in an emergency room yourself and have a few stories to tell? Well, we’d love to hear them! Feel free to share your stories in the comments below.
A prison inmate, Kaushar Ali, was rushed to India's Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) with severe stomach aches. Much to the astonishment and surprise of the hospital staff, an X-ray revealed a nine-centimetre mobile phone lodged in his stomach!
The weird and wild tales of the emergency room! Image source: Shutterstock.
Yes, you read that correctly - the man had physically swallowed a mobile phone.
Dr Manish Mandal, medical superintendent of IGIMS, said the strange case was a first for all the medical professionals involved. 'In my 25-year medical career, this was the first such case that a patient was admitted after swallowing a mobile phone. It was a strange case,' he said.
Mr Ali was reportedly on a phone call when prison authorities arrived for a surprise inspection of his cell. As phone use is banned at the prison facility, he swallowed the device to avoid punishment.
The IGIMS medical staff were able to successfully retrieve the device through his mouth using an endoscopic machine - without needing to perform any surgery.
It’s not the first peculiar case medical personnel have seen as of late. Last month, a 14-year-old Australian boy was taken to Royal Adelaide Hospital after inserting a golf ball into his anus. Although he wasn't in pain, X-ray scans showed the ball had lodged itself into his sigmoid colon, the last part of the large intestine.
Doctors attempted to extract the golf ball for two hours while the boy was under general anaesthetic, including using a suction cup, medical net, quad-prong grasper and a balloon catheter. However, they were unsuccessful. Ultimately, he had to push the ball out himself three hours later with the help of a litre of laxatives…
Folks, here at the Seniors Discount Club, we often find ourselves in disbelief at some of the stories we come across! What strange medical cases have you heard about? Or maybe you have worked in an emergency room yourself and have a few stories to tell? Well, we’d love to hear them! Feel free to share your stories in the comments below.
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