Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
Sudden death caused by foreign-body perforation of the esophagus is distinctly uncommon. We report the death of an elderly patient in a nursing home who exsanguinated after she swallowed a chicken bone that perforated her esophagus and right common carotid artery.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Russo et al. (1986) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: