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Pediatric emergency care · Mar 1989
Case ReportsNear-miss asphyxiation from a toy ball: a small parts failure.
- M D Baker.
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
- Pediatr Emerg Care. 1989 Mar 1;5(1):34-6.
AbstractThe 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.
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