TY  - JOUR
T1  - Choking on a 'large' object: Applications for regulation and practice
AU  - MEYERS AF, BOND M
Y1  - 1989/10/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220020006
JO  - American Journal of Diseases of Children
SP  - 1132
EP  - 1133
VL  - 143
IS  - 10
N2  - Sir.—Choking on foreign bodies is a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in small children. In 1985, small toys or their parts were responsible for 12 000 such injuries in the United States, with 18 fatalities reported during the period from January 1985 to September 1986.1 We describe a child who suffered near-fatal choking on an object considered "large" by current standards.Patient Report.—A 10-month-old male infant and his 3-year-old sister were seen for well-child visits by their pediatrician, who administered the Denver Developmental Screening Test. That evening, their father found the infant thrashing about on the bed where he and his sister had been playing, his head extended and eyes rolled back. He felt a hard object in the child's mouth but was unable to remove it. The child became dusky and limp. After 2 to 3 minutes, a 2.5-cm wooden cube was dislodged. The child's
SN  - 0002-922X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220020006
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220020006
ER  -