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| An MP has led calls for a ban on drinks made with liquid nitrogen after surgeons removed the stomach of one of his teenage constituents who drank a cocktail made with the ingredient. | An MP has led calls for a ban on drinks made with liquid nitrogen after surgeons removed the stomach of one of his teenage constituents who drank a cocktail made with the ingredient. |
| Gaby Scanlon, 18, complained of breathlessness and gastric pain after having the drink in Oscar's wine bar during a night out with friends in Lancaster city centre on Thursday and was taken to hospital, where she was diagnosed with a perforated stomach. | Gaby Scanlon, 18, complained of breathlessness and gastric pain after having the drink in Oscar's wine bar during a night out with friends in Lancaster city centre on Thursday and was taken to hospital, where she was diagnosed with a perforated stomach. |
| "I would like to see these drinks banned from sale so we do not see anyone else's son or daughter injured or even killed," said David Morris, the Tory MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale. | "I would like to see these drinks banned from sale so we do not see anyone else's son or daughter injured or even killed," said David Morris, the Tory MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale. |
| When exposed to air, liquid nitrogen creates a dense fog and is used by bartenders and chefs to add an element of visual drama to dishes or to freeze things quickly, such as ice cream. | When exposed to air, liquid nitrogen creates a dense fog and is used by bartenders and chefs to add an element of visual drama to dishes or to freeze things quickly, such as ice cream. |
| It is also used for removing warts and has industrial uses. Contact with flesh can cause cryogenic burn or "frostbite". A number of witnesses at the wine bar are being interviewed by police and the premises has stopped selling drinks containing the chemical. A Lancashire police spokeswoman said: "Medical opinion is that this would have proved fatal had the operation not been carried out urgently. | It is also used for removing warts and has industrial uses. Contact with flesh can cause cryogenic burn or "frostbite". A number of witnesses at the wine bar are being interviewed by police and the premises has stopped selling drinks containing the chemical. A Lancashire police spokeswoman said: "Medical opinion is that this would have proved fatal had the operation not been carried out urgently. |
| "The investigation is still in its early stages and we are still interviewing witnesses to establish the full facts. | "The investigation is still in its early stages and we are still interviewing witnesses to establish the full facts. |
| "The premises involved have fully co-operated with all agencies and have suspended drinks involving liquid nitrogen." | "The premises involved have fully co-operated with all agencies and have suspended drinks involving liquid nitrogen." |
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