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Sudden death by Lepomis macrochirus (the killer fish) |
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| Authors: | J R Pritchard |
| Affiliation: | Forensic Facility, Doctors Hospital of Stark County, Massillon, Ohio 44646. |
| Abstract: | In this unusual case, death was not caused by either anaphylactoid reaction to fish or by fish poisoning. Death was due to asphyxia caused by a live, whole fish occluding the mouth and upper airway. |
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