Term cafe coronary was coined by
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 sholy after sitting in a chair, as if they died of hea attack. Hence, the name &;cafe coronary&;. However the autopsy reveals a bolus of food in the pharynx or larynx. Reff: Textbook of forensic medicine & Toxicology 6th edition pg : 112
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