Citation

Baker MD. Pediatr. Emerg. Care 1989; 5(1): 34-36.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2710666

Abstract

The case report of a near-fatal asphyxiation of an 11-month-old child by a 26 mm (diameter) toy ball is presented. The lack of compliance with existing Consumer Product Safety Commission standards for small parts is discussed, and a recommendation is made regarding the coloring of ingestible objects.

Language: en