Metal water bottle causing tongue entrapment in a child

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 11 Aug 2014 English Publisher:CMA Joule Inc.Journal:Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 186, pages 1,091-1,091 (issn: 0820-3946, eissn: 1488-2329,

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Authors: Vinay T, Fernandes; Elaine, Ng; Paolo, Campisi;

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.140112

pmid: 25114285

pmc: PMC4188655

Metal water bottle causing tongue entrapment in a child

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Abstract

A 10-year-old healthy girl got her tongue stuck in a metal water bottle when she placed her tongue inside and sucked out air, creating a vacuum effect. Following unsuccessful attempts at removal by emergency medical services and an otolaryngologist (who broke the vacuum seal by removing the base),

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University of Toronto
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Hospital for Sick Children
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Keywords

Tongue, Vacuum, Metals, Humans, Female, Emergencies, Child, Cooking and Eating Utensils

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