Abstract
Purpose: Magnet ingestion by pediatric patients is a dangerous, emerging phenomenon. In particular, ingestion of multiple magnets possess the capacity to attract across bowel layers leading to pressure necrosis, perforation, peritonitis, fistula formation or death. Federal policy culminated in a 2012 ban against the magnet sales which was later reversed by the US Federal 10th Circuit court in 2016. We hypothesized that a well-coordinated public advocacy effort combining the 2012 safety regulations enacted by government regulation and medical organization public education reduced magnet ingestion rates in children. Methods: Data collected from the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s …
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