Fatal suffocation by rubber balloons in children: Mechanism and prevention

Forensic Science International

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-105

  Abdel Rahman, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Balloon; Children; Choking; Latex

Indexed keywords

LATEX; RUBBER;

ACCIDENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BALLOON; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FATALITY; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; LARYNX; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCTION; TRACHEA;

EID: 0033956423     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(99)00143-7     Document Type: Article

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