Fig. 1

Postmortem diagnosis of push pin aspiration in a child. A Postmortem lateral head x-ray demonstrating a hyperdense, linear, pointed foreign body in the region of the larynx (identified with yellow arrow). B Postmortem CT (sagittal skull and c-spine reformat) demonstrating the same foreign body in larynx (identified with yellow arrow). C and D Sequential autopsy dissection photographs of the larynx, demonstrating the aspirated push pin made of clear plastic occluding the airway at the level of the vocal cords