making a simple mistake while sifting
through her medicine cabinet.
A 64-year-old woman made the unfortunate
mistake of thinking a container of super glue
was medicated cream. Wiithin minutes she
couldn't open her mouth.
The patient, who sought anonymity from the
media, was fumbling in the dark for a balm to
apply to a cold sore late Thursday night.
The super glue and cream were kept in the
same tray in her cupboard.
She couldn't get a whiff of the ointment,
because her sense of smell was muddled by a
cold. The next thing she knew, she was in
bed and her lips were sealed tightly.
When she called the emergency services
number, she couldn't even get a word in
edgewise with the operator.
Senior Sergeant Steve Aitken said the woman
"sounded gagged or possibly had a medical
condition," according to the New Zealand
Herald. "She could only grunt."
The glue was removed with paraffin oil at a
hospital in Dunedin.
Admin pin:21B02356
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