TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Fatal choking due to a slug: a death driven by folklore
JO  - Wilderness and environmental medicine
A1  - Atreya, Alok
A1  - Ghimire, Samjhana
A1  - Kanchan, Tanuj
A1  - Kunwar, Srijana
A1  - Shah, Dhiraj
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The use of animals for therapeutic purposes is based on traditional beliefs, family pressure, and watching others appear to be cured. We report an unusual case of a 47-y-old man who choked to death after consuming a live slug. During autopsy, a 9.5-cm slug was found impacted in the tracheobronchial tree. History provided by the family revealed that the deceased consumed slugs in the belief that this would relieve his symptoms of chronic arthritis. We report this rare case to highlight the possible ill effects of such practices.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1080-6032
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2022.09.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -