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Doctors are warning parents of the need to be vigilant after a spate of children with loom bands stuck up their noses. Although medics can usually get them out, there is a real risk children could choke on them, the Journal of Laryngology and Otology reports. The tiny colourful rubber bands, which can be woven to make bracelets, are one of this year’s most popular toys. Emergency doctors reported four cases at one hospital in a week. Continue reading the main story The team at the Monklands hospital, in Scotland, urged parents to keep a careful eye on young children playing with loom bands. They said an inhaled loom band or clip could prove fatal. Noses or ears Dr Iain Bohler, a surgical registrar and [More…]