Cafe coronary commonly occurs when a person is –
Correct Answer: Intoxicated
Description: Cafe coronary is seen in healthy but grossly intoxicated person who begins a meal suddenly turns blue, coughs violently, collapses & dies. The clinical signs of choking is absent, because high blood alcohol content anaesthetises the gag reflex. Reff: The synopsis of forensic medicine & Toxicology(Dr.K.S.Narayan Reddy) 28th edition pg: 189
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