For parents, summer is a time when your kids have a lot of fun, but it also means having to remind them to be a bit more careful.
They need to drink a lot of water, wear sunscreen, and wear proper shoes when they run around outside.
But one thing we hadn’t thought of before was that barbecue tools can be dangerous — even when kids don’t get near them.
One lovely summer day last summer, Nadia and her family were having a barbecue in their backyard.
Everyone looked forward to eating juicy burgers, including Anthony, Nadia’s son and the first to get one of the homemade burgers.
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But the moment he bit into his burger, Anthony’s bliss was replaced by horror.
Anthony told his mom that he felt a needle poking his throat. Horrified, Nadia hurried Anthony to the hospital.
Once there, a doctor took X-rays and discovered something in the boy’s throat that made him act immediately.
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The needle-like pain turned out to be a bristle from a metal brush used to clean the grill.
Probably because the brush was a bit old, the bristle had fallen off it and got stuck in the burger that Anthony took a bite of.
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The doctor quickly ordered surgery to remove the bristle from Anthony’s throat.
The operation went smoothly, and without complications, to Nadia and her family’s great relief.
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Anthony’s throat ended up getting infected, but it turned out to be nothing serious and now he was able to enjoy the rest of the summer.
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This was a real eye-opener for us, and we hope that parents everywhere remember to check their barbecue tools before cooking up burgers for their kids.
Watch Nadia describe the terrifying incident here:
Let’s all keep this in mind this barbecue season! Please consider sharing this article to help raise awareness about the dangers using old barbecue brushes.
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