Doctors at Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus saved an 8-year-old boy's life after he accidentally swallowed a flashlight part, creating an active electrical circuit in his esophagus. The child was rushed into emergency surgery after his father noticed his son exhibiting abnormal breathing patterns, Ynet News reported.
"Had we waited just another hour, it could have led to irreversible damage and posed a life-threatening risk,” Dr. Zev Davidovics, senior pediatric gastroenterologist at Hadassah, told Ynet News.
“We will always be grateful to the entire Hadassah Mount Scopus team for their swift and accurate diagnosis and for saving my son’s life," the boy’s father said.
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