Dr. Kendall Crowns

So his cause of death was choking with a contributing factor of methamphetamine.

This case is a little unusual, not just because of the credit card, but usually with the intoxication choking cases, it's typically alcohol.

Alcohol impairs the gag reflex, relaxes muscles, and reduces the body's ability to react to choking.

Other factors in adult choking include laughing and talking with food in your mouth.

And yes, your mom was right when she advised you not to talk with food in your mouth.

Another factor in adult chokings is mental conditions.

A case of one of my colleagues was that of a 40-year-old woman who was found unresponsive in her secured residence.

She was fully clothed, laying in her bedroom on the floor during a well-being check.

There was no signs of foul play.

The house was secured.

And she was brought in for autopsy.

And autopsy, she was a well-developed, obese female, and there was no external evidence of injury.

Internally, she had no findings, except when her throat was examined.

They found four latex gloves stuck in the back of her throat.

These gloves blocked her airway and caused her to die.

But why rubber gloves?

The reason why?

Well, she had a condition called pica.

And let's discuss pica.

Pica is a scientific term for craving and subsequent consumption of non-food items.