A lethal pacifier
Kravath, R.E.
Pediatrics 58(6): 853-855
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-4005 PMID: 995512 Document Number: 104350
The case of a 5-mo.-old boy who died of asphyxia from airway obstruction caused by his pacifier is reported. Following a report to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, the pacifier was recalled. The unnecessary tragedy was due to a preventable hazard and both individual and governmental action should avoid its recurrence.
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