Term café coronary was coined by
Correct Answer: Roger Haugen
Description: Cafe coronary was coined by Dr Roger Haugen, Medical examiner of Broward, Florida for impaction of food in the respiratory passage.
The original series of deaths involved well-nourished businessmen dying suddenly & unexpectedly in restaurants & cafes while sitting or shortly after sitting in a chair as if they died of heart attack.
Hence, the name 'cafe coronary'. However, the autopsy reveals a bolus of food in the pharynx or larynx.
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