Can you believe there are no only two published case reports of sword swallowing injuries . . .
Sword swallowers are more likely to sustain an injury — such as a perforation of the oesophagus — if they are distracted or are using multiple or unusual swords, finds a study in this week’s Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal.





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