Fatalities Due to Choking: Internal Occlusion of Airway
Coffey A, Pasquale-Styles M, Gill J. Fatalities Due to Choking: Internal Occlusion of Airway. Academic Forensic Pathology 2014, 4: 94-99. DOI: 10.23907/2014.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdentifiable risk factorsRisk factorsLong-term care facilitiesCommon risk factorsAcute alcohol intoxicationBolus of foodNeurologic impairmentDrug packetsGastric contentsNeurologic diseasePsychiatric illnessPreventable injuriesFatal chokingCare facilitiesHigh indexRestaurants/barsStreets/parksAlcohol intoxicationAirwayIntact adultsYounger ageOlder ageSwallowed bolusFatal blockageNon-food objects