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Waking Up During Surgery
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Waking Up During Surgery

I’m sure everyone’s biggest fear about surgery is waking up whilst being operated on. And whilst this sounds like nothing more than a horror story, it is said to occur in around 1 patient per 19,000 that undergoes surgery. It’s called anaesthesia awareness. And it’ll all begin with you seeing a very bright light. Then…

Doctors Eat Lego?
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Doctors Eat Lego?

Six UK paediatricians swallowed Lego as part of an experiment to see how long it takes to pass through the body. Dr Damien Roland lead the “study” and him and his colleagues swallowed the heads of Lego men for the sake of science! He considered that young children are at risk of swallowing small objects…

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