IP International Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicological Sciences
Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation
Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2581-9844
Online ISSN: 2456-9615
CODEN : IIJFA2
IP International Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicological Sciences (IJFMTS) open access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing since 2016 and is published under the Khyati Education and Research Foundation (KERF), is registered as a non-profit society (under the society registration act, 1860), Government of India with the vision of various accredited vocational courses in healthcare, education, paramedical, yoga, publication, teaching and research activity, with the aim of faster and better dissemination of knowledge, we will be more...Case Report
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Volume : 3, Issue : 2, Year : 2018
Article Page : 28-29
https://doi.org/10.18231/2456-9615.2018.0007
Abstract
Café coronary is a condition in which a healthy person who begins a meal, suddenly collapse and dies without any further distress. Signs of choking are absent and the cause of death is reflex vagal inhibition of the heart. In such deaths, a detailed and meticulous autopsy is required to reach the diagnosis and give cause of death, although the scene visit and collection of samples have their own significance. Cafe coronary was the term coined by Haugen in 1963 for sudden and unexpected death occurring during a meal due to accidental occlusion of the airway by food. In the present case report the authors want to highlight the need of awareness towards the predisposing factors responsible for the café coronary syndrome or fatal food asphyxiation.
Keywords: Suffocation, Café coronary, Choking, Reflex vagal inhibition.
How to cite : Kumar M, Kumar M, Kumar R, Kumar A, Cafe´ coronary syndrome-fatal food asphyxiation: an autopsy case report. IP Int J Forensic Med Toxicol Sci 2018;3(2):28-29
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