The summer will be here before we know it. Many of us will be celebrating the summer by having cookouts. While cookouts are a lot of fun, there is a danger that everyone needs to know about.
Anthony Fiore knows all about this danger. Like most people, the Fiore family looked forward to grilling out. Anthony’s mother, Nadia, used a steel bristle brush to clean off the grill.
Anthony felt something tingly in his throat after he started eating. Nadia knew that something was wrong, so she decided to rush her son to the hospital. Anthony was in pain, which continued to get worse.
The doctors discovered that Anthony had a piece of metal inside of his throat. If the metal would have moved, then it could have punctured his other organs.Anthony had surgery in order to remove the metal.
However, that was not the end of his problems. He developed an infection a few days after the surgery. He received antibiotics, the infection cleared, and he was able to go home. Anthony’s story is actually quite common.
Dr. Aziz Benbrahim, who works at MidState Medical Center, has stated that he sees cases like this all of the time. Unfortunately, not everyone is as lucky as Anthony.
