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Early Release
Volume 61, Early Release
July 3, 2012 |
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Injuries from Ingestion of Wire Bristles from Grill-Cleaning Brushes — Providence, Rhode Island,
March 2011–June 2012 |
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| Internal injuries have been reported following unintentional ingestions of wire grill-cleaning brush bristles. A series of six cases from a single hospital system during July 2009–November 2010 was reported previously. This report describes a series of six more cases identified at the same hospital system during March 2011–June 2012. The severity of injury ranged from puncture of the soft tissues of the neck, causing severe pain on swallowing, to perforation of the gastrointestinal tract requiring emergent surgery. Before cooking, persons should examine the grill surface carefully for the presence of bristles that might have dislodged from the grill brush and could embed in cooked food. |
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