An eight-year-old girl in Indiana swallowed ten magnets and 20 steel balls from a toy because she thought they looked like candy. Haley Lents’ parents took her to the emergency when she was unable to stand due to severe pain. She spent two weeks in the hospital and needed emergency surgery. Doctors said Haley had eight wounds in her intestines that looked like gunshot or stabbing injuries.  

The magnets and steel balls came from a toy called Magnetix, manufactured by Mega Brands. Mega Brands says that they are redesigning their magnetic set so that no magnetic parts can be ingested.

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