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| Disney mug taken off sale after lid stuck on girl's tongue | Disney mug taken off sale after lid stuck on girl's tongue |
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| The Disney Store has withdrawn a travel mug from sale and destroyed existing stocks after a seven-year-old girl's tongue became stuck in the lid. | The Disney Store has withdrawn a travel mug from sale and destroyed existing stocks after a seven-year-old girl's tongue became stuck in the lid. |
| Megan Donald's tongue became jammed in the Monsters Inc screw-top cup while at school in Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow. | Megan Donald's tongue became jammed in the Monsters Inc screw-top cup while at school in Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow. |
| It was removed by hospital staff using a hacksaw and drill four hours later. | It was removed by hospital staff using a hacksaw and drill four hours later. |
| The Disney Store said it had withdrawn the mug and similar products from its stores and websites and destroyed all current stocks. | The Disney Store said it had withdrawn the mug and similar products from its stores and websites and destroyed all current stocks. |
| But Megan's mother Natalie, 31, from Kirkintilloch, said she was concerned the same thing could happen to other children and has called for the company to recall the product. | But Megan's mother Natalie, 31, from Kirkintilloch, said she was concerned the same thing could happen to other children and has called for the company to recall the product. |
| She told the BBC Scotland news website: "They said they had removed the mug from sale but what about all the people that already have them? I just want to warn people about them. | She told the BBC Scotland news website: "They said they had removed the mug from sale but what about all the people that already have them? I just want to warn people about them. |
| "You would never think this was something that could happen. You would never think a cup like that could be a danger." | "You would never think this was something that could happen. You would never think a cup like that could be a danger." |
| Mrs Donald was called to Megan's school, Harestanes Primary, at about 10:30 last Wednesday to find her daughter's tongue had become stuck in the drinking spout in the cup's lid because of the suction created. And as there were no ventilation holes the cup could not be moved. | Mrs Donald was called to Megan's school, Harestanes Primary, at about 10:30 last Wednesday to find her daughter's tongue had become stuck in the drinking spout in the cup's lid because of the suction created. And as there were no ventilation holes the cup could not be moved. |
| "The mug was still attached and full of water so it was very heavy, a teacher was holding it up," Mrs Donald said. "They couldn't unscrew it because of the suction inside the cup. It was airtight. Megan was panicking and very upset." | "The mug was still attached and full of water so it was very heavy, a teacher was holding it up," Mrs Donald said. "They couldn't unscrew it because of the suction inside the cup. It was airtight. Megan was panicking and very upset." |
| After an ambulance was called, Mrs Donald managed to get her hand into her daughter's mouth and move her tongue away from the hole enough to let some air in, allowing the cup to be unscrewed from the lid. | After an ambulance was called, Mrs Donald managed to get her hand into her daughter's mouth and move her tongue away from the hole enough to let some air in, allowing the cup to be unscrewed from the lid. |
| However, the lid was stuck halfway up Megan's tongue. | However, the lid was stuck halfway up Megan's tongue. |
| "Her tongue was really swollen and quite purple," Mrs Donald said. "The ambulance arrived but said they would have to take her to A&E. The doctor there said he had never seen anything like it before so it was trial and error for them." | "Her tongue was really swollen and quite purple," Mrs Donald said. "The ambulance arrived but said they would have to take her to A&E. The doctor there said he had never seen anything like it before so it was trial and error for them." |
| The medical team at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow gave Megan pain relief and tried to reduce the swelling with ice and dextrose but the lid was stuck fast. | The medical team at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow gave Megan pain relief and tried to reduce the swelling with ice and dextrose but the lid was stuck fast. |
| They also tried using bolt cutters to cut the hard plastic but could not get close enough to Megan's face so then tried the hacksaw. | They also tried using bolt cutters to cut the hard plastic but could not get close enough to Megan's face so then tried the hacksaw. |
| "They then got someone down from dentistry who gave her a local anaesthetic in her tongue which was really painful for her," Mrs Donald said. "She was screaming and I had to hold her down. It was very upsetting for both of us. But they still couldn't pull the lid off." | "They then got someone down from dentistry who gave her a local anaesthetic in her tongue which was really painful for her," Mrs Donald said. "She was screaming and I had to hold her down. It was very upsetting for both of us. But they still couldn't pull the lid off." |
| The doctors then told Mrs Donald and her husband Stewart that if they could not get the lid off they would need to take her daughter to theatre but they were concerned about doing that as they would not be able to insert a ventialtion tube through her mouth. | |
| "The doctor got a new blade for the hacksaw and managed to cut away part of the lid," Mrs Donald said. "They then managed to use the dentist drill to make a line through it and managed to pull it off. | "The doctor got a new blade for the hacksaw and managed to cut away part of the lid," Mrs Donald said. "They then managed to use the dentist drill to make a line through it and managed to pull it off. |
| "We were so relieved. The lid was probably stuck on there for more than four hours." | "We were so relieved. The lid was probably stuck on there for more than four hours." |
| Megan had to stay off school for the rest of the week as she could not eat properly because of the swelling. | Megan had to stay off school for the rest of the week as she could not eat properly because of the swelling. |
| The mug had been bought from the Disney Store in Glasgow's St Enoch Centre. | The mug had been bought from the Disney Store in Glasgow's St Enoch Centre. |
| A Disney Store spokesman said: "This is undoubtedly an unfortunate incident that we've taken seriously by immediately stopping sales of the mug from our stores and websites and destroying all other existing stock." | A Disney Store spokesman said: "This is undoubtedly an unfortunate incident that we've taken seriously by immediately stopping sales of the mug from our stores and websites and destroying all other existing stock." |
| The company has also withdrawn the sale of a further three mugs which were based on the same design. | The company has also withdrawn the sale of a further three mugs which were based on the same design. |
| The spokesman said there were currently no plans to recall the product. | The spokesman said there were currently no plans to recall the product. |
| The Disney Store said it always ensured that all of its items went through rigorous quality and safety testing before they reached its stores and added that Trading Standards were in full support of the measures it was taking. | The Disney Store said it always ensured that all of its items went through rigorous quality and safety testing before they reached its stores and added that Trading Standards were in full support of the measures it was taking. |