Traumatic Epiglottitis following a Blind Insertion of the Hand during Convulsion

Traditionally, it has been recommended that first-responders should place chopsticks or their hand in a child’s mouth to prevent the child from biting their tongue during convulsion. The practice persists locally in parts of Japan and can cause adverse events. We report a traumatic epiglottitis foll...

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Main Author: Koji Yokoyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8398502
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description Traditionally, it has been recommended that first-responders should place chopsticks or their hand in a child’s mouth to prevent the child from biting their tongue during convulsion. The practice persists locally in parts of Japan and can cause adverse events. We report a traumatic epiglottitis following the thrusting of a guardians’ hand into a 13-month-old girl’s mouth to prevent her from biting her tongue.
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spelling doaj-art-8eeabd71bf0a4bcf864942059bb752a52025-08-20T02:09:21ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112018-01-01201810.1155/2018/83985028398502Traumatic Epiglottitis following a Blind Insertion of the Hand during ConvulsionKoji Yokoyama0Department of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, JapanTraditionally, it has been recommended that first-responders should place chopsticks or their hand in a child’s mouth to prevent the child from biting their tongue during convulsion. The practice persists locally in parts of Japan and can cause adverse events. We report a traumatic epiglottitis following the thrusting of a guardians’ hand into a 13-month-old girl’s mouth to prevent her from biting her tongue.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8398502
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title Traumatic Epiglottitis following a Blind Insertion of the Hand during Convulsion
title_full Traumatic Epiglottitis following a Blind Insertion of the Hand during Convulsion
title_fullStr Traumatic Epiglottitis following a Blind Insertion of the Hand during Convulsion
title_full_unstemmed Traumatic Epiglottitis following a Blind Insertion of the Hand during Convulsion
title_short Traumatic Epiglottitis following a Blind Insertion of the Hand during Convulsion
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