title: [Complete airway obstruction by a prosthesis powder. The problem of protecting the airway in emergency service].
abstract: An extraordinary occurrence of death is reported due to blocking of the entrance of the larynx by a denture adhesive. The improper usage of this material by a mentally disturbed woman of 66 years of age caused her death by suffocation. In such a case an intubation can involve a transfer of the viscous material to the larynx. Therefore a coniotomy or a tracheotomy should be performed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Hamburg.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trübner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nickel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Püschel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Donath
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003781:Denture Retention; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives
vernacular_title: Vollständige Atemwegsverlegung durch Prothesenhaftpulver. Das Problem der Luftwegssicherung im Notfalldienst.