AAP News Vol. 3 No. 3 March 1987, p. 9
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Pacifiers

Ronald B. Mack M.D.1 and Joseph Greensher M.D.1

1 Committee on Accident and Poison Prevention

A recent article in Pediatrics on the fatal aspiration of a makeshift pacifier1 prompted the need for caution on the potential danger of accidental asphyxiation by pacifiers in widespread use in the United States.

Pacifiers come in a wide variety of materials (latex rubber, plastics, etc.).