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Complete airway obstruction in an infant caused by a toy balloon

2014; Wiley; Volume: 26; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/1742-6723.12212

1742-6731

Hanne Beck Mieritz, Jan Peter Kühne,

Trauma Management and Diagnosis

Emergency Medicine AustralasiaVolume 26, Issue 3 p. 310-311 Case Letter Complete airway obstruction in an infant caused by a toy balloon Hanne Beck Mieritz, Hanne Beck Mieritz Aabenraa Hospital, Aabenraa, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorJan Peter Kühne, Jan Peter Kühne Aabenraa Hospital, Aabenraa, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this author Hanne Beck Mieritz, Hanne Beck Mieritz Aabenraa Hospital, Aabenraa, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorJan Peter Kühne, Jan Peter Kühne Aabenraa Hospital, Aabenraa, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this author First published: 08 April 2014 https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12212Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References 1 WISQARS Leading causes of death reports, 1999–2001. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. [Cited 15 Dec 2013.] Available from URL: http://webapp.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/leadcaus10.html 2 Abdel-Rahman HA. Fatal suffocation by rubber balloons in children: mechanism and prevention. Forensic Sci. Int. 2000; 108: 97–105. 3 Dias E. An unusual case of foreign body aspiration in an infant. Ann. Med. Health Sci. Res. 2012; 2: 209–210. 4 Meel BL. An accidental suffocation by a rubber balloon. Med. Sci. Law 1998; 38: 81–82. 5 Ryan CA, Yacoub W, Paton T, Avard D. Childhood deaths from toy balloons. Am. J. Dis. Child. 1990; 144: 1221–1224. 6 Pfleger A, Eber E. Management of acute severe upper airway obstruction in children. Paediatr. Respir. Rev. 2013; 14: 70–77. Volume26, Issue3June 2014Pages 310-311 ReferencesRelatedInformation