Mechanical airway obstruction caused by accidental aspiration of part of a ballpoint pen

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 362-365

  Bhana, B D ^a   Gunaselvam, James G ^a   Dada, Mahomed A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accidental death; Airway obstruction; Aspiration; Ballpoint pen

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MALE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHI; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INHALATION; LARYNX; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TRACHEA;

EID: 0033678691     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200012000-00013     Document Type: Article

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