As a young college graduate, working third shift in a local hospital, I saw a lot of unusual things, and one particular repeat patient left a lasting impression on me. She swallowed things, things like curtain hooks, and large safety pins. She also inserted curtain hooks into her bladder. Today, I wish I had a collection of her x-rays! I couldn't understand why anyone would want to insert such objects inside their body. Needless to say, patients like this young woman are mentally disturbed, usually in a variety of ways.
All types of odd things are swallowed by disturbed and intoxicated folks!
This picture is an x-ray of a 62 year old Frenchman, who died after swallowing 350 coins!
The complete story can be found here:
http://www.stunning-stuff.com/read-weird-news-stories/41.html?ci=6
Bruce Goldfarb writes about some unusual cases, such as the man who impaled a power drill in his brain. Even so, he had the where with all to press the reverse switch on the drill to remove it!
http://www.brucegoldfarb.com/strange.htm
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