Awareness of swimming pool suction injury among tour operators

Prolapse of the rectum associated with spontaneous rupture of the distal colon and evisceration of the small intestine through the anus in an infant

“…The other reported causes include forcible reduction of rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse, incision of thrombosed piles, and strangulated ileum with a very low pouch of Douglas, pushing anterior rectal wall and causing its impending perforation and subsequent prolapse [1]. Many pediatric patients have been reported to develop a similar condition secondary to negative traumatic suction injury in swimming pools [4][5][6].…”

Transanal wading pool suction-drain injury resulting in complete evisceration of the small intestine: case report and review of the literature

“…Another component of these laws is the requirement for safety features in the method of suction drainage, such as gravity drains or paralleled suction outlets. Parents should be extra vigilant when traveling abroad where such legislation does not exist, transport times to medical care may be long, and language barriers make communication difficult [10].…”

Small bowel evisceration through the rectum in childhood

“…The only documented cases of small bowel evisceration through the rectum arose as a result of swimming pool suction injury [1][2][3][4][5]. It is postulated that the handle of the toothbrush caused an intraperitoneal perforation of the anterior rectal wall through which loops of ileum entered the rectum.…”