Infant goes through airport X-ray machine

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- A woman sent her 1-month-old grandson through an X-ray machine at Los Angeles International Airport, security officials said Wednesday.

The woman, who spoke little English and was traveling to Mexico, put the infant in a plastic bin used to hold loose carry-on items for security scanning at the busy airport Saturday morning.

Security screeners saw the baby as it started to pass through, pulled the bin out, and immediately sought medical assistance for the child, Transportation Security Administration spokesman Nico Melendez said.

The baby was examined at a local hospital and judged not to have received a dangerous dose of radiation.

"The lady obviously mistakenly put the baby in the machine. It was an unfortunate incident," Melendez said.

Airport officials said it was an innocent mistake by an inexperienced traveler and only the second such incident there since 1988, when a baby in a car seat went through an X-ray scanner.

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baby in microwave > baby in x-ray machine.

what i am confused about is the fact that wasnt there ANYONE in front of her going through security or behind her? wasnt there any security personal standing by the machine to make sure you were putting proper and all items in the bin for the x-ray machine ( ofcourse besides the ppl who view the x-ray screen )
if you are a airline traveler i am sure you would know and have seen security people who stand right next to the machine to make sure you put all the items through it and then you empty your pockets as well in a smaller bin and then you walk through the detector.

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LOL! wtf

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lol WOW

As far as there being people before and after you, yes that is usually the case but on overnight flights I have usually been the only one going through security that time of night.. so that could explain it.

TSA employees at their best, morons.

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Originally posted by preppie chick LOL! wtf

dont lie lars... u know 'ache loves strong doses of radiation

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Originally posted by MKpacha dont lie lars... u know 'ache loves strong doses of radiation

lol!

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babbies are the new distraction device for smuggling.

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Originally posted by Lightshow i wear sunglasses for the same reason everybody wears them in a club. 1: people look cool in sunglasses 2: it gets awefully bright as the night progresses

*nusty does not wear sunglasses at night, they make it hard to see and you could trip

WTF? Who thinks baby's have to be put in x-ray machines?! Wierd. A least she learned her lesson...well, hopefully

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This woman was charged with putting her baby in a microwave: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6161143.stm









on a side note....
What's bubbly and bangs on the window?

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Originally posted by Abercrombie on a side note.... What's bubbly and bangs on the window?

You're getting a lump of coal for xmas now.

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Originally posted by tw1tch You're getting a lump of coal for xmas now.

Good thing he celebrates Hanukkah....

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