Toddlers put themselves in some truly terrifying situations. A toddler in Tarapoto, Peru, was playing on the farm where his mother works when he somehow managed to swallow eight medical grade needles that are typically used for injecting cows. Doctors say that he's lucky to have survived with little to no serious injuries.
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The surgery to remove the needles was done by Efraín Salazar Tito. In addition to the needle removal, he needed to have a small lesion on his small intestine treated. He was placed on a liquid diet to give his intestines time to heal.
The boy's symptoms were not revealed, so it's hard to know exactly how his mother realized what happened. The good thing is that she did.
"If it had not been for their timely surgical intervention, his health would have worsened and the outcome would have been different," the boy's mother, Narly Olórtegui Pisco, said, thanking Dr. Salazar.
