As you fire up the barbecue, you might be tempted to clean your grill with a metal brush. Emergency room Dr. Beachgem has taken to TikTok to warn viewers that the bristles can potentially be swallowed and lodge themselves inside the body.
This is what happened to a small child who was taken to the emergency room and is now recovering. “He had been eating a hamburger when this happened so the grill brush, the metal wires on the grill brush, had become lodged in the hamburger,” the doctor said.

Looking for other ways to clean your grill? Coil brushes and aluminum foil can be used instead, and one creative hack is to wipe half an onion on the grill grates to remove stuck pieces of food.

@beachgem10 Please, get rid of your metal wire grill brush. Here are several safe options #grill #danger #summer #medicine @beachgem10 ? original sound – Beachgem10