Citation

MacNamara AF, Durham S. J. Accid. Emerg. Med. 1995; 12(4): 291-292.

Affiliation

Accident and Emergency Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8775962

PMCID

PMC1342585

Abstract

A case is reported of near asphyxiation in a child caused by impaction of a dummy [pacifier, soother] in the upper airway. Previous similar cases are described and recommendations made for changes in the design of children's dummies to improve their safety profile.

Language: en