Coroner's Finding: Davis, Alby Fox
Deceased
Alby Fox Davis
Demographics
3y, unknown
Date of death
2018-02-26
Finding date
2018-10-02
Cause of death
hypoxic brain injury as a result of asphyxia from choking on a rubber ball
AI-generated summary
A 3-year-old boy died from hypoxic brain injury after aspirating a small rubber bouncy ball at home. The ball was purchased online for his upcoming birthday party and arrived with appropriate choking hazard warnings for children under 3 years. Despite his mother's immediate intervention including CPR and paramedics' efforts to dislodge the ball, the child could not be resuscitated. This case highlights the importance of supervising young children around small objects, even those compliant with safety labelling, and the tragic outcomes possible with foreign body aspiration in this age group.
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Specialties
Clinical conditions
Contributing factors
- aspiration of small foreign body
- unsupervised access to choking hazard
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