Himachal Pradesh: Shocking! Man swallows 8 spoons, 2 toothbrushes, screwdrivers, knife; doctors left in state of shock
In a shocking incident, a man swallowed eight spoons, two toothbrushes, two screwdrivers and one kitchen knife. The incident came to light when the 35-year-old man was admitted to the hospital on the pretext of stomach ache in a Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College in Mandi in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday.
As per the ANI report, the patient who is the resident of Sundernagar in Mandi complained about the stomachache, who was then taken to the private clinic in Sundernagar where doctors noticed the bulged where the skin had started to develop a sore who then referred him to SLBSGMCH.
Himachal Pradesh: Doctors removed 8 spoons, 2 screwdrivers, 2 toothbrushes and 1 kitchen knife from the stomach of a 35-year-old man in Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College, Mandi, who was admitted to the hospital with object projecting from his stomach. (24.05) pic.twitter.com/x97W2nlM5A
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According to the doctors the man who is suffering from a mental illness and was brought to the hospital by his family members with a sharp tip of knife peeping out of his stomach.
When rushed to SLBSGMCH family members told the doctor that the patient has swallowed the knife three days ago. As per the report, Dr Nikhil said, “After investigation, it was found that some metallic objects were inside his stomach. Our team of surgeon immediately operated him. Now he is stable.” The doctors call it a rare case as they have never seen such cases in real and have only read in books.
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First published: 25 May 2019, 13:18 IST