Cause of death in cafe coronary ?
a) Chocking
b) Laryngeal edema
c) Cardiac arrest
d) Pulmonary edema
Correct Answer - C
Ans. is ‘c’ i.e., Cardiac arrest
Both asphyxia and cardiac arrest are causes of death in café
coronary.
Most of the guides have given asphyxia as the answer. But
according to me cardiac arrest is the better one. Read following
statements :
“Death appears to be due to sudden heart attack.” — Reddy
“The bolus offood obstruct the larynx, stimulating laryngeal nerve, so
stimulating vagus nerve and thus resulting in sudden
cardiopulmonary arrest and thereby sudden death.” — S.K. Singhal
“Death is due to asphyxia or reflex cardiac arrest.” — Parikh
“Death occurs due to cardiac arrest following parasympathetic
stimulation through laryngeal nerve ending.” —R.N. Karmaker