Chew don't swallow: AIIMS issues health advisory after Delhi man chokes to death after eating momo

 

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has issued a warning on chewing momos properly instead of swallowing them following the death of a 50-year-old man who choked on the popular street food snack, according to its forensic department.

The report — Corpus Alienum captured in Post Mortem Computed Tomography, death due to an accidental ingestion of “Momos (Dumpling)” — stated the cause of death using Post Mortem Computed Tomography (PMCT) detected a “foreign body lodged in upper airway”. “Here, the authors are reporting a case, where the deceased lost his life suddenly when he was munching a momo (dumpling),” the report published in Journal of Forensic Imaging read.

According to reports, a south Delhi man was brought dead to AIIMS. The man, who was believed to be drunk at the time, was eating momos at a roadside shop when he suddenly collapsed to the ground.

As per a report by News18, a momo was found stuck at the opening of the man’s windpipe.

The cause of death was neurogenic cardiac arrest due to choking of momos which were found at the laryngeal inlet. The findings of this very rare incident have been published in the Journal of Forensic Imaging in its latest edition.

The doctors further concluded that it is the slippery texture and small shape of the momo that might lead to such problems. Hence, we must chew the momos properly before swallowing them.

Studying the above points, we say, this was a one-of-a-kind situation that can be taken care of with some extra attention. Because, we just can't give up on momos.

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