title: Christmas bow tragedies.
abstract: Two cases of fatal accidents involving plastic buttons from Christmas bows are described. Although accidents are the commonest cause of death in children less than 3 years old, governmental mechanisms, properly enforced, can be instrumental in preventing such catastrophies.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000517:prevention & control; D005931:Glottis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D001239:Inhalation; D008297:Male; D012119:Respiration