title: A case of fatal suffocation during an attempt to swallow a pool ball.
abstract: An unusual case of accidental death from suffocation during an attempt to 'swallow' a pool cue ball is presented.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Fernando
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology*; D001344:Autopsy; D003679:Deglutition; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx; D008297:Male; D012606:Scotland