Not exact matches
This type of waste often consists of items such as used protective clothing, which is only slightly contaminated but still dangerous in
case of radioactive contamination of a human
body through
ingestion, inhalation, absorption, or injection.
During the holiday season community veterinary practices and emergency hospitals see a surge in
cases of vomiting, diarrhea, pancreatitis, foreign
body ingestion, and more.
Another complicating factor in foreign object
ingestion cases is the length of time the material has been inside the animal's
body.
Foreign
body ingestion is yet another common
case that Pyne sees reported after Thanksgiving — for example, dogs going to the vet with bones that have splintered and punctured their digestion tract.